In the frozen desert of northwest China, a man known only as Peanut escapes a brutal labor camp under cover of darkness. Two decades ago, he was a British spy. Now he’s a fugitive in one of the most heavily surveilled cities on Earth, hunted by the regime he betrayed and the allies he once served.
Desperate to survive, Peanut reaches out to journalist Philip Mangan, offering state secrets in exchange for his freedom. But what begins as a covert handoff spirals into an international power struggle, as every major intelligence agency closes in on the truth.
Set against the claustrophobic tension of modern Beijing, Night Heron is a razor-sharp espionage thriller where survival depends on who can stay unseen the longest.
