BOX 88 (BOX 88, Book 1)
English
By (author): Charles Cumming
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 deadliest decision of his life
2020: Kite has been taken captive and brutally tortured. He now has a choice: reveal the truth about what happened in France thirty years earlier or watch his family die.
In a battle unlike anything he has faced before, Kite must use all his skills to stay alive.
A spy for the 21st centuryDaily Mail, Books of the Year
Wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-dateSpectator, Books of the Year
An ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thrillerFinancial Times, Books of the Year
BOX 88 is so good. Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers Ian Rankin
A wonderful spy novel; Charles Cummings most ambitious and his best yet Mick Herron
Charles Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel Ben Macintyre
Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters Sunday Times
A clever thriller Sun
Intelligence, grace, and stunning verisimilitude Gregg Hurwitz
An engaging hero James Swallow
All the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller Charlotte Philby
Sharp-eyed and satisfying Henry Porter
A great new spy hero is born Amanda Craig
Ideal for anyone nostalgic for their first love and the whiff of Marlboro Lights The Times
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