Matthew Goode

The sea keeps its secrets, but not this time. One body. Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by an unknown hand. It's time for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war against organised crime. It's time for James Bond to earn his licence to kill...

Patriot is the exhilarating life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time who became a beacon to millions and the sole political threat to Vladimir Putin.

This is Alexei Navalny’s life in his own words: his Soviet childhood political awakening his marriage and beloved family his total commitment to taking on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and its people. His 2020 poisoning by the Russian security services was a global news event. In 2024 he died in a brutal Siberian prison. He began writing Patriot whilst recovering from his poisoning; it ends with his prison diaries seen here for the first time.

It is Alexei Navalny’s final letter to the world a rousing call to continue his work an unforgettably positive account of a life that will inspire every reader.