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‘Nobody writes more enjoyable spy thrillers than Charles Cumming’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ ‘Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ BEN MACINTYRE 'The rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown' OBSERVER A new thriller set in the ingenious world of Box 88, the covert intelligence service...
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'Nobody writes more enjoyable spy thrillers than Charles Cumming’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ ‘Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ BEN MACINTYRE 'The rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown' OBSERVER
A tense, exciting spy espionage crime thriller from a Top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author
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‘Nobody writes more enjoyable spy thrillers than Charles Cumming’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ
‘Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ BEN MACINTYRE
'The rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown' OBSERVER
A new thriller set in the ingenious world of Box 88, the covert intelligence service operating without government oversight.
A YOUNG COUPLE ON THE RUN
Max Radinsky thought he was living the perfect life in Athens. But when his girlfriend, Yasmine, is forced to flee the city, Max joins her on a desperate journey across Greece.
What begins as an escape becomes a fight for survival as the young couple become the targets of an international manhunt. Untrained and living off their wits, they know their luck won’t last forever…
THE SPY HUNTING THEM DOWN
Lachlan Kite, head of covert intelligence service BOX 88, hasn’t seen his former lover, Martha Raine, for more than twenty years. But when Martha begs his help in finding her missing son, Kite has no choice but to act.
What they uncover is worse than either could have imagined. Yasmine is carrying a secret which could destabilise the Middle East for a generation – and a team of merciless Israeli intelligence agents have been given orders to kill her on sight.
To save Max – and stop a global crisis – Kite and Martha must reach the young couple before their pursuers close in.
'If there was any question as to who is the rightful inheritor of John le Carré’s crown as the king of elegant spy fiction, this proves that it’s Cumming beyond any doubt' Observer
Series: BOX 88
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JUDAS 62
Icarus 17, the fourth book in the gripping Lachlan Kite thriller series, is available to pre-order now! The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organisation that operates below the radar. A spy in one of the most dangerous places on Earth… 1993: Student Lachlan Kite is sent to Russia by...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
KENNEDY 35
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...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
New ReleaseICARUS 17
‘Nobody writes more enjoyable spy thrillers than Charles Cumming’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ ‘Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel’ BEN MACINTYRE 'The rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown' OBSERVER A new thriller set in the ingenious world of Box 88, the covert intelligence service operating without government oversight. A YOUNG COUPLE ON THE RUN Max Radinsky thought he...Paperback$2899Elsewhere:$3699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
BOX 88
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...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780008696344
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hemlock Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Charles Cumming was born in Scotland in 1971. He was educated at Eton and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1994 with First Class Honours in English Literature. The Observer has described him as "the best of the new generation of British spy writers who are taking over where John le Carré and Len Deighton left off". In the summer of 1995, Charles was approached for recruitment by the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). A year later he moved to Montreal where he began working on a novel based on his experiences with MI6. A Spy By Nature was published in the UK in 2001.
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JUDAS 62
Icarus 17, the fourth book in the gripping Lachlan Kite thriller series, is available to pre-order now! The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organisation that operates below the radar. A spy in one of the most dangerous places on Earth… 1993: Student Lachlan Kite is sent to Russia by...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Spy by Nature
For fans of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy comes this masterclass in suspense about a spy caught up in his own web of deception… Alec Milius is young, smart and ambitious – with a talent for deception. When a chance encounter opens the door to a career with MI6, he is desperate to make his mark. But life as a spy...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
KENNEDY 35
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...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Foreign Country
Winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year. Selected by Sunday Times Books of the Year and The Guardian as Best Thriller of the Year. Perfect for fans of John le Carré, a gripping and suspenseful spy thriller from ‘the master of the modern spy thriller’ (Mail on Sunday) Six weeks before she is...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
BOX 88
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...PaperbackSold Out
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