Betrayers, the

The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis is a searing novel about a man whose principles are tested to the utmost extremes 'Impressive . . . alive to how reversals of fortune change individuals ' Sunday Times In a small crumbling resort in the Crimea, two men meet after many years apart. Kotler has fled Jerusalem with his young lover after taking a decision which has now cost him everything. Yet the other, Vladimir, would rather discuss the distant past: a long time ago, Kotler was betrayed and imprisoned - and now there must be a reckoning. With the world on his trail, Kotler would like nothing better than to hide. However, the consequences of decisions old and new return to haunt him . . . 'Gripping from the outset. Brilliant ' Tom Rob Smith 'Compelling, rich, comic, profound ' Financial Times 'Brave and ambitious' Independent 'Very impressive. As gripping as a political thriller, but probes issues of loyalty and betrayal more deeply than most thrillers ever aspire to do ' James Wood, New Yorker , Books of the Year David Bezmozgis was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1973 and emigrated with his parents to Toronto in 1980. His first novel, The Free World , was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His collection Natasha and Other Stories was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and won the Commonwealth Writers' Regional Prize for First Book. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages.