Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life He has found it in Mr Anderson of British IntelligenceBrunos African upbringing and fluency in numerous African languages has made him a top interpreter in London useful to businesses hospitals diplomats-and spies Working for Anderson in a clandestine facility known as the Chat Room Salvo as hes known translates intercepted phone calls bugged recordings snatched voice mail messages When Anderson sends him to a mysterious island to interpret during a secret conference between Central African warlords Bruno thinks he is helping Britain bring peace to a bloody corner of the world But then he hears something he should not haveBuilding upon the box office success of le Carres The Constant Gardener like THE MISSION SONG built around turmoil and conspiracy in Africa and le Carres laser eye for the complexity of the modern world seen in Absolute Friends prediction that the Iraq war would be based on phony and manipulated intelligence this new novel is a crowning achievement full of politics heart and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better.
