A top-ranking Iranian military official is blown up while trying to defect to the West. An investigative journalist is arrested and imprisoned for writing an article critical of the Turkish government. An Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated on the streets of Tehran. These three incidents, seemingly unrelated, have one crucial link. Each of the three had been recently...
From the internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Trinity Six, comes a compelling tale of deceit and betrayal, conspiracy and redemption On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple are brutally murdered. Days later, a meticulously-planned kidnapping takes place on the streets of Paris. Amelia Levene, the first female Chief of MI6,...
"Tautly written, cleverly plotted.it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carré" - Robert Harris, author of The Ghost and Fatherland "Charles Cumming is a man put on earth to perpetuate the spy thriller." -The Daily Telegraph ".supremely intelligent and utterly readable.Smartly paced and intricately plotted, Cumming's decidedly unglamorous look at industrial...
Christopher Keen, once a master spy, is murdered in cold blood. His sons Mark and Benjamin, though they hadn't seen their father for over twenty years, are now drawn into the legacy of his life as a spy as they set out to discover the truth and avenge their father's death. But as their search proceeds, more questions arise-is Christopher's death connected to his past life in...
In exile, in danger, on the run, for six years Alec Milius has been trying to escape his past. But his past refuses to release him. Abandoned by MI6 after a disastrous operation with the CIA, Milius has slowly rebuilt his life in Madrid: he has a flat, a job – and a relationship with the wrong woman. Older and wiser than the young spy who first caught the eye of British...
A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011 The most closely-guarded secret of the Cold War is about to be exposed – the identity of a SIXTH member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring. And people are killing for it… London, 1992. Late one night, Edward Crane, 76, is declared dead at a London hospital. An obituary describes him only as a 'resourceful career diplomat'. But...
Perfect for fans of John le Carré, a gripping and suspenseful spy thriller from ‘the master of the modern spy thriller’ (Mail on Sunday)
Hong Kong, 1997. Only a few short months of British rule remain before the territory returns to Chinese control.
It’s a feverish city. And the spooks are hard at work, jostling for position and influence. So when an elderly man emerges from...
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