Eastern Promise is a satirical thriller set in the world of wine, big business and international intrigue.Felix Hart, Head of Wine at the country's largest supermarket chain, knows his burgers from his Bourgogne. He also has a nose for trouble. So when the world's most ruthless luxury goods corporation offers Felix a life-changing sum of money to investigate a billionaire wine fraudster, he suspects there might be a catch.But a wine buyer's salary only goes so far, and Felix's moral compass directs him east, to China's golden, haze-shrouded megacities. There, Felix is faced with his greatest challenge yet; a conspiracy as mind-bending as it is terrifying and which threatens to consume the entire world.Eastern Promise blends the dystopian vision of JG Ballard and Mick Herron with the humour of PG Wodehouse and Chris Brookmyre. The novel is the fourth volume in the successful Felix Hart series, which began with Corkscrew, now a cult classic on both sides of the Atlantic.