An organisation that doesn’t exist.A spy that can’t be caught.An organisation that doesn’t exist.A spy that can’t be caught.Years ago, a spy was born…1989: The Cold War will soon be over, but for BOX 88, a top secret spying agency, the espionage game is heating up. Lachlan Kite is sent to France to gather intelligence on the Lockerbie bombing. What he uncovers is terrifying…Now he faces the deadliest decision of his life…2020: Kite has been taken captive and brutally tortured. He now has a choice: reveal the truth about what happened in France thirty years earlier – or watch his family die.In a battle unlike anything he has faced before, Kite must use all his skills to stay alive.’A spy for the 21st century’ Daily Mail, Books of the Year‘Wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-date’ Spectator, Books of the Year‘An ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thriller’ Financial Times, Books of the Year‘BOX 88 is so good. Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers’ Ian Rankin‘A wonderful spy novel; Charles Cumming’s most ambitious – and his best – yet’ Mick Herron‘Charles Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ Ben Macintyre‘Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters’ Sunday Times‘A clever thriller’ Sun‘Intelligence, grace, and stunning verisimilitude’ Gregg Hurwitz‘An engaging hero’ James Swallow‘All the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller’ Charlotte Philby‘Sharp-eyed and satisfying’ Henry Porter‘A great new spy hero is born’ Amanda Craig‘Ideal for anyone nostalgic for their first love and the whiff of Marlboro Lights’ The Times’The talented Cumming comes up with a spy for the 21st century in Lachlan Kite’ Daily Mail, Books of the Year‘A wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-date spy thriller’ Spectator, Books of the Year‘An ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thriller’ Financial Times, Books of the Year‘BOX 88 is so good. Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers’ Ian Rankin‘BOX 88 is a wonderful spy novel; Charles Cumming’s most ambitious – and his best – yet’ Mick Herron‘Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters’ Sunday Times‘With a lavish sprinkling of Bond and more than a teaspoonful of the Circus, this is a high-quality spy story’ Daily Mail‘This clever thriller about loss of innocence and the consequences of spying totally rings true’ Sun‘Charles Cumming writes with intelligence, grace, and stunning verisimilitude’ Gregg Hurwitz‘Great work from Charles Cumming with a multi-layered plotline and an engaging hero’ James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad‘A layered and seamlessly constructed story with all the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller’ Charlotte Philby, acclaimed author of A Double Life‘An enviably sharp-eyed and satisfying read. Great!’ Henry Porter, author of Firefly‘A fast-paced story that moves seamlessly between the glamour of the South of France in the late eighties and present day London’ Holly Watt, author of To the Lions‘Utterly gripping. A great new spy hero is born’ Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule‘Ideal for anyone nostalgic for their first love and the whiff of Marlboro Lights’ The Times‘I felt much of the same pleasure I invariably find in a John Le Carré novel’ Nicholas Coleridge, former President of Conde Nast International“Don’t overlook the depth of Charles Cumming’s characterisations while you’re busy writhing with excitement’ Sunday Express‘An ambitious coming-of-age story combined with an enthralling spy thriller’ Financial TimesFrom the Top 10 Sunday Times best selling author comes a new spy action crime thrillerCharles Cumming was born in Scotland in 1971. Shortly after university, he was approached for recruitment by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), an experience that inspired his first novel, A Spy by Nature. He has written several bestselling thrillers, including A Foreign Country which won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller and the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year. He lives in London.From the Top 10 Sunday Times best selling author comes a new spy action crime thriller• The first book in a new blockbuster series from the master of the 21st century spy thriller, an author whose sophisticated, complex novels have the unmistakable stamp of absolute authenticity• Previous book THE MAN BETWEEN was shortlisted for the 2018 William McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year• A Foreign Country won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year, and the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year. It was picked by the Sunday Times and the Guardian as thriller of the year• Colin Firth has acquired the movie rights to A Foreign Country, A Colder War, and A Divided Spy• He attracts ecstatic reviews across the press, where he has been named by Robert Harris as the heir-apparent to le Carré’s throne• Approached by MI6 as a university graduate, Cumming vividly showcases in his novels his meticulous research and unique insight into the undercover life of spiesCompetition: A Legacy of Spies;Second Sleep;Jackson Lamb;James Bond;Slough House;Silverview,Bourne,Treadstone,Jack Reacher. by;John le Carré;Robert;Ludlum;Harris;Frank Gardner;Mick Herron;Ian Rankin;Philip Kerr;Dan Brown;Jeffrey Archer,Robert Patterson,Clive Cussler,J B Turner,Lee Child
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