Published: 01/08/2024
Tense and topical, the third instalment in Charles Cumming’s bestselling series revolving around the top-secret intelligence agency BOX 88 finds Lachlan Kite faced with an uncomfortably personal threat from a criminal network, as his old mission in West Africa comes back to haunt him.
The third book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organization that operates below the radar.
Waterstones Best Espionage Thriller of the Year
Sunday Times Thriller of the Month
Financial Times Thriller of the Year
The location: West Africa
The player: 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite
The target: A war criminal on the run
The objective: Kill or capture
Kite’s mission should be straightforward, but it soon turns into a terrifying game of cat and mouse along the beaches and backstreets of Senegal.
Now, nearly thirty years later, it seems the game isn’t over.
And unless Kite can turn the tables on his pursuers, the inner workings of the secret state could be exposed…
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008363550
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 200 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Praise for Kennedy 35 'Tense and Topical' Waterstones Best Espionage Thrillers of 2023 ‘‘The Rwandan genocide still casts a long shadow in this haunting, masterful work, which also asks tough questions about international justice’ Financial Times, Thriller of the Year ‘Cumming is perhaps matched only by Gerald Seymour now when it comes to recounting field operations; and in the Senegal set piece — with its vivid sense of place, its echoes of le Carré and Greene — he excels himself’ Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month 'Cumming’s concern for his protagonist’s psychological development remains the most distinctive aspect of his writing, but he also deserves kudos for his bold choice of setting, which adds skilful dabs of colour to a tightly wrought tale' The Times ‘A compelling exploration of the consequences of realpolitik and the intermingling of the personal with the political’ Guardian 'A stylishly plotted page-turner' Daily Mail ‘Cumming marshals his twin time frames expertly and illuminates an awful chapter in recent history. A first-rate spy thriller’ Mail on Sunday ‘Atmospheric and packed with threat, it thrills on every single page’ Daily Mail ‘An enthralling, haunting work…taking the spy thriller to a new level of storytelling, one that illuminates the darkest corners of our modern world’ Financial Times ‘Compulsively readable’ Daily Telegraph ‘The unusual setting gives it real heft’ Sun ‘Educational and infuriating, this is a compelling depiction of the various layers of infamy involved in an appalling blot on the history of humanity’ Literary review ‘The action works to perfection, with thrills and suspense perfectly calibrated throughout’ Crime Time
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