A Very Dangerous Pursuit

Author: Ben Miller

Crime & mystery | Espionage & spy thriller | Historical adventure | Historical fiction | Fiction: special features

Published on 21^st May 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Richard Hannay Adventures' series.

Hardback | 384 pages
242mm x 164mm x 35mm | 596g

Adventure can be a deadly business.

'A marvelous, rollicking tale of derring-do' Peter James

'A beautifully written masterclass' Janice Hallett

‘007 meets Tintin meets Sharpe' Damien Lewis

'A delight!' Fern Britton

'A superb read' Simon Scarrow

'Brilliantly gripping' Susan Lewis

'An irresistible adventure' T.L. Mogford

It began in the manner of all the very best adventures: in a coffee house.

When one Richard Hannay – intrepid, inquisitive, and on the hunt for intrigue – encounters an old acquaintance in Constantinople, he has an inkling that something thrilling is afoot.

Charged with an item of great mystery and import – a washbag, no less! – he soon finds himself in a very dangerous pursuit: from the luxurious confines of the Orient Express to the decks of the Titanic herself, all with the very fate of Europe in his care.

Can he slip the net of Count Schwabing, whose long arm stretches from Berlin to the Bosphorus? And what of Madame Zara, the cabaret enchantress – does she play at affection, deception, or something far more deadly?

In over his head, often a step – or thirty-nine – behind, but absolutely, resolutely determined to save the day, Hannay is about to embark on an escapade that will test his wits, his courage, and his ability to keep hold of a blasted washbag.

THE GRIPPING AND HILARIOUS NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, COMEDIAN, ACTOR AND DIRECTOR BEN MILLER.