I Am Pilgrim
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 Cover by Richard Shailer/Transworld | |
| Author | Terry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Richard Shailer |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel Thriller Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Corgi Books |
Publication date | July 2013 |
| Pages | 891 |
| ISBN | 978-0593064948 |
I Am Pilgrim is the debut novel by former journalist and screenwriter Terry Hayes.[1] It was published on 18 July 2013 in the United Kingdom.
"Pilgrim" is an American former intelligence agent known as the "Rider of the Blue" who later writes a book on forensic pathology. Pilgrim becomes involved in a case in New York City where a mysterious woman uses his book to commit untraceable murders in the aftermath of 9/11. The "Saracen" is a Saudi who becomes radicalised by watching his father's beheading. He later trains as a doctor and fights in the Soviet–Afghan War. Pilgrim is recalled to the intelligence community who have detected a threat involving the Saracen, who has created a vaccine-resistant strain of the variola major virus.
Awards and honours
- 2014 Specsavers National Book Awards "Thriller & Crime Novel of the Year"[2]
