> published files / david bickford
novels written from the inside.
Espionage fiction shaped by a career inside intelligence, where loyalty is uncertain, institutions have secrets and every decision carries a consequence.
file 02 / berlin / christmas 1979
> current publication
the berlin truce
berlin. christmas 1979. the truce is over
Mike Peterson crosses into East Germany and discovers something no American was meant to see. Within hours, he is marked. His Soviet counterpart guards the same secret but needs it exposed. Neither man can trust his own side, and both know there is no coming back from crossing the wrong line in Berlin
setting
berlin / 1979
format
paperback + kindle + audible
length
304 pages
“Gripping and authentic. A first class thriller.”
charles cumming / sunday times bestselling author
> previous files / the archive
earlier operations.
Explore David Bickford’s earlier espionage fiction, where intelligence operations, political pressure and personal loyalty collide.
file 01 / katya series
> current publication
katya
what would you risk for half a billion dollars
A rumour leads Katya Petrovna into the Sahara in pursuit of half a billion dollars stolen from the Libyan people. But the man holding it is violent, corrupt and prepared to destroy anyone who gets close. As old conflicts resurface, Katya must decide whether to escape or complete a mission that could cost her everything.
setting
sahara / global
format
paperback + kindle + audible
length
340 pages
“A five-star recommendation”
james adams / former managing editor, sunday times
file 02 / katya series
> current publication
katya / the informer
the trafficking trade need her to do what she does best: take a gamble
Former Russian security officer Katya Petrovna is sent on her first operation for the G8 Intelligence Agency: infiltrate a mafia-controlled casino on the Black Sea. The trail leads from Russia to Macau and into a brutal trafficking network, where every mistake puts Katya – and the people depending on her – in greater danger.
setting
Russia / dao / global
format
paperback + kindle
length
350 pages
“A five-star recommendation”
james adams / former managing editor, sunday times
file 02 / katya series
> current publication
katya / arctic betrayal
a deadly secret lurks deep within a terrifying labyrinth in this tortured world
Undercover as a high-stakes investor, Katya enters the frozen world of an Arctic mining magnate and his secret submarine operation. What appears to be an extravagant tourism venture conceals uranium smuggling, former KGB operatives and a conspiracy capable of shifting the balance of global power.
setting
arctic / global
format
paperback + kindle
length
350 pages
“A female protagonist who is cunning, ferocious and unstoppable”