A gripping espionage thriller from the master of the modern spy novel
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.
Praise for A Divided Spy: ‘A gripping psychological clash of wills, tactics and morals … Kell’s third appearance confirms him as one of the most interesting and sympathetic characters in the spy thriller field’ The Times ‘A clever spy thriller combining believable spycraft, deft characterisation and acute psychological observation’ Ben Macintyre ‘Breathtaking . . . suspenseful . . . Kell brings a note of grace to the treacherous world of the spy novel’ Washington Post ‘The spies’ shifting psychological duel is riveting … deftly coupled with a topical subplot’ Sunday Times ‘Thomas Kell has become one of the most interesting and well-drawn spies in contemporary literature – a man who deserves to be spoken in the same breath as George Smiley … delicately written, with Cumming’s customary subtle humour, it confirms him as le Carré’s heir’ Daily Mail ‘Agent Kell is hell-bent on revenge ― but his quest ends up endangering Britain’s national security. Classic spy fiction at its best’ New York Post, “Must Reads” ‘Wonderful stuff – Charles Cumming is the one true heir to John Le Carré and Ian Fleming. Nobody documents life in the shadows quite as brilliantly as Charles Cumming – the new spymaster on the block’ Tony Parsons, author of The Murder Bag ‘A clever, believable spy thriller by a man dubbed the heir to John le Carré’ Sun ‘A Divided Spy is Charles Cumming's best work yet. I read it in two sittings’ Adam Rutherford Praise for Charles Cumming: ‘A thriller that has everything you could ask for – a twisty, sexy plot, topical themes, memorable characters and plentiful spy lore’ Sunday Times, Books of the Year
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