The astonishing story of one man''s breakneck race against time to save America from oblivion.

''Simply one of the best suspense novels I''ve read in a long time.'' David Baldacci

''A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense.'' The New York Times

''The plot twists and turns like a python in a sack... Visceral, gritty and cinematic.'' The Times

''An all too plausible disaster for the world we live in. Great nail-biting stuff.'' Robert Goddard

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.

A FATHER PUBLICLY BEHEADED. Killed in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square.

A YOUNG WOMAN DISCOVERED. All of her identifying characteristics dissolved by acid.

A SYRIAN BIOTECH EXPERT FOUND EYELESS. Dumped in a Damascus junkyard.

SMOULDERING HUMAN REMAINS. Abandoned on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan.

PILGRIM. The codename for a man who doesn''t exist. A man who must return from obscurity. The only man who can uncover a flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity.

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Readers are gripped by I Am Pilgrim:

''A real page turner that no one should miss!''

''Slick, gritty and cinematic. I couldn''t stop thinking about it.''

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THE YEAR OF THE LOCUST, the ground-breaking second novel from Terry Hayes, is available now.