BOX 88 (BOX 88, Book 1)

An organisation that doesnt exist. A spy that cant 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 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.

What people are saying about BOX 88

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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