A Spy by Nature (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
464
Utgivningsdatum
2012-03-29
Förlag
HarperCollins
Dimensioner
198 x 131 x 29 mm
Vikt
328 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780007416912

A Spy by Nature

av Charles Cumming
(2 röster)
Häftad,  Engelska, 2012-03-29
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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 begins to take a terrible toll on himself and those around him, and soon Alec is chasing not just success but survival. Forced to work alone, he spins a web of deceit that traps him centre stage in a game of global espionage. In this new job, the difference between truth and a lie can be a matter of life and death. And for Alec, its getting harder to tell them apart A Spy By Nature is the bestselling novel with which Charles Cumming announced his arrival as heir apparent to masters like John le Carr and Len Deighton; compellingly told, utterly authentic and heart-racingly intense, it will grip you till the very last page.
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Praise for A Spy by Nature: 'Gripping, exciting and deftly plottedA book one would be seriously annoyed to have put down' Sunday Telegraph 'Tautly written and believable a complex tale of code words, betrayal of friendship, bluff and counterbluff Cumming writes it like it is Mail on Sunday 'Eerily good a strong and serious entertainment. Don't miss' Literary Review Praise for Charles Cumming: 'From the first page to the last it has the ring of absolute authenticity. Tautly written, cleverly plottedit reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carr' Robert Harris, author of Fatherland and The Ghost 'The master of the modern spy thriller' Mail On Sunday 'A wholly compelling and sophisticated spy novel vivid and disturbing immaculately researched and full of harrowing contemporary relevance' William Boyd, author of Restless Terrificvividly realisedas strong on emotional literacy as it is on spycraft New Statesman

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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 Carr and Len Deighton left off". In the summer of 1995, Charles was approached for recruitment by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). 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. This is his fifth novel.

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