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KENNEDY 35 by Charles Cumming
KENNEDY 35 by Charles Cumming
The third book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organization that operates below the radar.
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…
REVIEWS
'A 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 history. A first-rate spy thriller’ Mail on Sunday
‘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
Paperback
Language: English
Extent: 336
Publish Date: 1 Aug 2024
ISBN: 9780008363550
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Hemlock Press