The Yermakov Transfer

A Cold War spy thriller about the most daring plot ever attempted – the abduction of the Soviet leader by dissidents aboard the Trans-Siberian Express.

The Trans-Siberian Express has left Moscow carrying the most powerful, closely guarded man in the Soviet Union. But not everyone on the train is who they claim to be, for an audacious plot has been hatched: to kidnap the President.

Tension aboard the train is at a maximum. The KGB has checked and double checked. But as Vasily Yermakov, the Soviet leader, tries to sleep on the first night in his cabin, he has an uneasy feeling that something is about to go wrong.

‘An exciting new development – not only of Derek Lambert's skills, but of the thriller too!' Len Deighton

‘Exciting' New York Times Book Review

‘Hugely entertaining' Manchester Guardian

‘A timely and gripping thriller' Publishers Weekly

‘Bursting with action' Evening Standard

‘A taut and fast-moving thriller that reeks with authenticity' Coventry Evening Telegraph

‘Quite superb … It deserves to be a best-seller' Leslie Thomas

Reviews

‘An exciting new development – not only of Derek Lambert's skills, but of the thriller too!' Len Deighton

‘Exciting' New York Times Book Review

‘Hugely entertaining' Manchester Guardian

‘An exciting new development – not only of Derek Lambert's skills, but of the thriller too!' Len Deighton

‘A timely and gripping thriller' Publishers Weekly

‘Bursting with action' Evening Standard

‘A taut and fast-moving thriller that reeks with authenticity' Coventry Evening Telegraph

‘Quite superb … It deserves to be a best-seller' Leslie Thomas

About the author

Derek Lambert was born in 1929, and served in the RAF for two and a half years, before becoming a foreign correspondent, travelling the world to exotic locations that later inspired his novels. His travels gave him first-hand knowledge of his material and it was his authentic tales of espionage that made him a household name and bestselling author. He spent the later years of his life in Spain, where he died in 2001 at the age of 71.