Black Sun

''Outstanding'' SUNDAY TIMES ''A stunning debut thriller . . . utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting'' DAILY MAIL ''Fascinating . . . fearsome'' FREDERICK FORSYTH ''Enthralling'' FINANCIAL TIMES ''Thrilling . . . compelling'' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 1961. Hidden deep within central Soviet Russia is a place that doesn''t appear on any map: a city called Arzamas-16. Here dedicated scientists and technicians are building the most powerful nuclear device the world will ever see - three thousand times more powerful than Hiroshima. But days before the bomb is to be tested, a young physicist is found dead. His body contains enough radioactive poison to kill thousands. The authorities believe it is suicide - they want the corpse disposed of, the incident filed and forgotten. But Moscow is alarmed by what''s going on in this strange, isolated place. And so KGB major