Sam Bourne is the pseudonym of award-winning journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Freedland, who writes a weekly column for the Guardian and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4¿s contemporary history series, The Long View. He served for four years as the Guardian¿s Washington correspondent, covered the 2016 US election campaign and is a widely respected commentator on American affairs.

His previous five internationally bestselling novels have sold over 2 million copies and been published in over 30 languages.