KENNEDY 35 by Charles Cumming

KENNEDY 35 by Charles Cumming

Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 *Icarus 17, the fourth book in the gripping Lachlan Kite thriller series is available to pre-order now!* 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… Praise for KENNEDY 35 'A bold choice of setting, which adds skillful 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 ‘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’ Financial Times ‘A compelling depiction of the various layers of infamy involved in an appalling blot on the history of humanity’ Literary Review What Readers are saying about KENNEDY 35 'I couldn't put this down… a cracking read!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fast-paced and tightly plotted. If you love Ian Fleming you will adore this series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Charles Cumming has a fantastic way of bringing espionage thrillers to life' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping, intricate, smart and suspenseful story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Plenty of action and a terrific plot, well told' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'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

‘Cumming marshals his twin time frames expertly and illuminates an awful chapter in recent historyA 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

Charles 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.

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ISBN 13	9780008363512
ISBN 10	000836351X
Title	KENNEDY 35
Author	Charles Cumming
Series	Box 88
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2023-10-26
Number of pages	336
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