Charles Cumming

Recommended. I read it one breathless sitting Ian RankinA gripping new standalone spy thriller from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and the master of the modern spy thriller (Mail on Sunday).A simple task for MI6 could cost him everythingA SIMPLE TASKSuccessful novelist Kit Carradine has grown restless. So when British Intelligence invites him to enter the secret world of espionage, he willingly takes a leap into the unknown.A GLOBAL THREATKit finds himself in Morocco on the trail of Lara Bartok a leading figure in Resurrection, a revolutionary movement whose brutal attacks on right-wing politicians have spread violence throughout the West.A DANGEROUS TARGETDrawn to Lara, but caught between competing intelligence services who want her dead, Kit faces an awful choice: abandon her to her fate or risk everything trying to save her.An instant classic of the spy genre Mick Herron

Un nuevo episodio de las andanzas del ex espía Thomas Kell. Como en En un país extraño, primera entrega de la serie, Charles Cumming retrata con extraordinaria fidelidad el mundo de los servicios de inteligencia y nos acerca de forma magistral a las guerras secretas de nuestro tiempo. Con una larga y fructifera tradicion en la novela de espias, la caza del topo -el agente infiltrado por el enemigo en la propia red- es el tema central de esta nueva entrega de Thomas Kell, ex espia del MI6 que lucha por reincorporarse a su puesto tras haber caido en desgracia y haber sido apartado del cuerpo. En esta ocasion, la directora del Servicio Secreto de Inteligencia britanico, Amelia Levene, confia a Kell la tarea de investigar, lo mas rapida y discretamente posible, la muerte de un jefe del MI6 en un misterioso accidente aereo ocurrido en Turquia, historica zona de encuentro entre Oriente y Occidente. La mision, altamente comprometida, se inicia en Estambul, donde Kell descubre que las operaciones del servicio en la region estan en estado critico: demasiados incidentes y un reguero de intervenciones frustradas hacen que Levene sospeche de la existencia de un traidor en alguno de los servicios de inteligencia occidentales, un hecho que pone en peligro la seguridad global. Asi pues, Kell se enfrasca en una busqueda vertiginosa del topo, un periplo que lo llevara de Londres a Grecia, y de alli a Europa Oriental. Sin embargo, al sentirse traicionado por quienes le son mas cercanos, el asunto se convierte en una cuestion personal, por lo que Kell no cejara hasta culminar con exito la operacion, aunque eso suponga ponerse en el punto de mira.La critica ha dicho...Un maestro del espionaje.The Independent Charles Cumming ha venido a este mundo para dar un nuevo impulso a los thrillers de espionaje.The Daily Telegraph Cumming nos regala personajes complejos y un desencanto vital que debe mas a Smiley que a Bond, y lo situa en la primera fila de la nueva generacion de escritores de espionaje.The TimesLo mejor de la nueva generacion de escritores de espionaje britanicos: recoge el testigo del genero donde lo dejaron Le Carre y Deighton.The Observer Para quienes se mueren por leer a un nuevo John le Carre, Charles Cumming ha heredado el cetro del rey del suspense. Su nuevo libro, Complot en Estambul, nos sume en siniestros tejemanejes en medio de un Estambul plagado de agentes secretos.The Sunday Times Cumming utiliza la novela de espionaje para analizar los mecanismos de la traicion y reflexionar sobre la logica imperfecta de quienes traicionan por motivos ideologicos. Complot en Estambul no solo es un thriller espectacular: tambien es una novela que nos obliga a mirarmas alla de los titulares y a cuestionarnos algunos de los supuestos que tan comodos nos resultan.The Spectator

Hong Kong 1997 - only a few short months of British rule remain before the territory returns to Chinese rule. It's a febrile place. And in that claustrophobic environment of uncertainty and fear the spooks are hard at work, jostling for position and influence. So when an elderly man emerges from the seas off the New Territories, claiming to know secrets he will share only with the Governor himself, a young MI6 agent, Joe Lennox, sees an opportunity to make his reputation. But when the old man, a high-profile Chinese professor, is spirited away in the middle of the night by Joe's superiors in collusion with the CIA, it's clear that there's a great deal more than a young spy's career at stake. The professor, it seems, holds the key to a sinister and ambitious plan that could have awesome and catastrophic repercussions for China in the twenty-first century...

Mark and Benjamin Keen have not seen their father, Christopher, for more than twenty years.When he reappears, hoping for a reconciliation, he has only just begun to shed light on his life as a master spy when he is murdered in cold blood by an unidentified assassin.Was his death connected to his MI6 past? Did Christopher uncover a dangerous conspiracy involving his elder son? And what were his links to Moscow, Afghanistan and the Russian mafia in London?To discover the truth and avenge their fathers death the brothers are drawn into the legacy of his life as a spy.And inheritance can be deadly

MI6''s Head of Station in Turkey is killed in a mysterious plane crash. Amelia Levene, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, wants the incident investigated quickly and quietly.The only man she can trust is Thomas Kell, a disgraced spy searching for redemption.Arriving in Istanbul, Kell discovers that MI6 operations in the region have been fatally compromised: a traitor inside Western Intelligence threatens not just the Special Relationship, but the security of the entire Middle East.Kells search for the mole takes him from London, to Greece, and into Eastern Europe. But when Kell is betrayed by those closest to him, the stakes become personal. He will do anything to see this operation through including putting himself, and others, in the line of fire

A Sunday Times top ten bestseller, perfect for fans of THE NIGHT MANAGER, from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and the master of the modern spy thriller (Mail on Sunday).A NEW COLD WAR IS LOOMINGFormer MI6 officer Thomas Kell thought he was done with spying. Until the Russian agent he blames for the death of his girlfriend is spotted at a Red Sea resort in dangerous company.ONE SPY WANTS REVENGETaking the law into his own hands, Kell embarks on a mission to recruit his rival. Only to find himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes increasingly difficult to know who is playing whom.THIS TIME ITS PERSONALAs the mission reaches boiling point, rumours of a terrorist attack suggest a massacre on Britain soil is imminent. Kell is faced with an impossible choice. Loyalty to MI6 or to his own conscience?

Europe is still littered with the darkest secrets of the Cold War. And the most deadly revelation of them all is about to be made Hard-up Russia expert Dr Sam Gaddis finally has a lead for a book that could set his career back on track. He has staggering new information about an unknown sixth member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring " a man who has evaded detection for his entire life. But when his source suddenly dies, Gaddis is left with just shreds of his investigation, and no idea that he is already in too deep. He is threatened, betrayed, hunted " and alone. To get his life back, he must scour a continent still laced with lies to find the truth behind the Trinity Six. Both Moscow and MI6 will use everything in their power to keep their fragile peace intact. But why murder people to hide secrets that should by now be history? Gaddis starts to understand " far too late " that he is closing in on a discovery that will shake Europe to its foundations

Perfect for fans of John le Carre, a gripping and suspenseful spy novel from 'the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Sunday) MI6's Head of Station in Turkey is killed in a mysterious plane crash. Amelia Levene, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, wants the incident investigated - quickly and quietly. The only man she can trust is Thomas Kell, a disgraced spy searching for redemption. Arriving in Istanbul, Kell discovers that MI6 operations in the region have been fatally compromised: a traitor inside Western Intelligence threatens not just the Special Relationship, but the security of the entire Middle East. Kell's search for the mole takes him from London, to Greece, and into Eastern Europe. But when Kell is betrayed by those closest to him, the stakes become personal. He will do anything to see this operation through - including putting himself, and others, in the line of fire...

From the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year comes a gripping and suspenseful new spy novel. Perfect for fans of THE NIGHT MANAGER and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, Charles Cumming is 'the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Sunday) Thomas Kell thought he was done with spying. A former MI6 officer, he devoted his life to the Service, but it has left him with nothing but grief and a simmering anger against the Kremlin. Then Kell is offered an unexpected chance at revenge. Taking the law into his own hands, he embarks on a mission to recruit a top Russian spy who is in possession of a terrifying secret. As Kell tracks his man from Moscow to London, he finds himself in a high stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes increasingly difficult to know who is playing whom. As the mission reaches boiling point, the threat of a catastrophic terrorist attack looms over Britain. Kell is faced with an impossible choice. Loyalty to MI6 - or to his own conscience?

From the internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The 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, has disappeared without a trace, six weeks before she is due to take over as the most influential spy in Europe. It is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her, but to keep her disappearance a secret, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced MI6 officer Thomas Kell. Tossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself - find Amelia Levene at any cost. The trail leads Kell to France and Tunisia, where he uncovers a shocking secret and a conspiracy that could have unimaginable repercussions for Britain and its allies. Only Kell stands in the way of personal and political catastrophe.

Hong Kong 1997. Only a few short months of British sovereignty left before the territory returns to Chinese rule. It''s a feverish city. And the spooks are hard at work, jostling for position and influence. So when an elderly man emerges from the sea, claiming to know secrets he will share only with the Governor, a young MI6 agent, Joe Lennox, sees the chance to make his reputation. But when the old man, a high-profile Chinese professor, is spirited away in the middle of the night by Joe''s superiors and the CIA, it''s clear that there''s a great deal more at stake than a young spy''s career. The professor holds the key to a sinister and ambitious plan that could have catastrophic repercussions for the world in the next century...

Hong Kong 1997 - only a few short months of British rule remain before the territory returns to Chinese rule. It's a febrile place. So when an elderly man emerges from the seas off the New Territories, claiming to know secrets he will share only with the Governor himself, a young MI6 agent, Joe Lennox, sees an opportunity to make his reputation.

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 Intelligence, Milius still has a talent for deception and a fatal weakness for secrets. So when a prominent politician disappears in suspicious circumstances he can't resist tracking him down. But the rules have changed. Alec is now working alone outside the boundaries of any official agency. Paranoid and expendable, he soon becomes vulnerable to the ruthless duplicities of the secret world. He can trust no one. But as he comes face to face with the nightmare of modern terror, Alec is given one last chance for redemption.

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

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An organisation that doesnt exist.A spy that cant be caught.Years ago, a spy was born1989: The Cold War will soon be over, but for BOX 88, a top secret spying agency, the espionage game is heating up. Lachlan Kite, recruited from an elite boarding school, is sent to France, tasked with gathering intelligence on an enigmatic Iranian businessman implicated in the Lockerbie bombing. But what Kite uncovers is more terrifying than anyone expectedNow he faces the deadliest decision of his life2020: MI5 hear rumours of BOX 88s existence and go after Kite but Iranian intelligence have got to him first. Taken captive and brutally tortured, Kite 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.

Alec Milius is a young man in a hurry. Desperate to make his mark and with the certainties of the Cold War consigned to history, he's more interested in what doing something for his country can do for him than in what he can do for his country. So when a brief conversation with a friend of his late father leads to an interview with the Secret Intelligence Service, Alec sees a lifeline, investing the role with all his hopes for the future. But at what cost to himself and to those around him ...