Charles Cumming

Broschiertes Buch

Box 88

Beschreibung

Lachlan Kite is a member of BOX 88, an elite transatlantic black ops outfit so covert that not even MI6 and the CIA are certain of its existence - but even the best spy can't anticipate every potential threat in a world where dangerous actors lurk around every corner. At the funeral of his childhood best friend, Lachlan falls into a trap that drops him into the hands of a potentially deadly interrogation, with his pregnant wife, also abducted, being held as collateral for the information he's sworn on his own life to protect. Thirty years earlier Lachlan, then just out of the upper class boarding school where he was reared, was BOX 88's newest recruit. In the haze of a gap year summer, in which the study of spycraft was intertwined with a journey of self-discovery, he cut his teeth on a special assignment on the coast of France, where a friendship allowed him special access to one of Iran's most dangerous men. Today, Lachlan's nostalgia for the trip is corrupted by recollection of the deceit that accompanied it but, in order to save his family, he'll be forced to revisit those painful memories one last time. A pulse-pounding narrative that straddles two eras - 1989 and 2020 - BOX 88 is a "wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-date spy thriller" that introduces a compelling new character and a captivating international storyline (Spectator, Books of the Year).

Autor

Charles Cumming is a British writer of spy fiction. He was educated at Eton College (1985-1989) and the University of Edinburgh (1990-1994), where he graduated with 1st Class Honors in English Literature. He had been described as "the best of the new generation of British spy writers who are taking over where John le Carré and Len Deighton left off."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penzler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 142mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9781613163696
• ISBN-10: 161316369X
• Artikelnr.: 63734263

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'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, formerPresident 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 Times