The Trinity Six
By (Author) Charles Cumming
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
1st December 2011
15th September 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Espionage and spy thriller
823.92
Paperback
416
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 28mm
310g
Perfect for fans of John le Carr the most explosive secret of the Cold War could be exposed: but the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly it will be protected
Hard-up Russia expert Dr Sam Gaddis finally has a lead for the book that could solve all his career problems. But the story of a lifetime becomes an obsession that could kill him.
When his source is found dead, Gaddis is alone on the trail of the Cold Wars deadliest secret: the undiscovered sixth member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring.
Suddenly threatened at every step and caught between two beautiful women, both with access to crucial evidence, Sam cannot trust anyone.
To get his life back, he must chase shadows through Europes corridors of power. But the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly the truth is kept buried
Praise for The Trinity Six:
An utterly absorbing and compelling novel. A brilliant re-imagining of events surrounding the notorious Cambridge spy-ring William Boyd, bestselling author of Restless
Sheer excitement Daily Telegraph
Often talked of as a potential heir to John le Carr, Cumming confirms here that hes a reliably classy storyteller an assured and richly enjoyable thriller Sunday Times
Delicate and supremely controlled, this is a spy story to be savoured, not rushed Daily Mail
None of the new generation of spy writers lives up to the standard set by Deighton, Forsyth and Le Carr. Enter Cumming, a long-awaited light at the end of a very long tunnel This is today's spooks at their most ruthless, with Sam, a heroic if naive amateur sleuth, taking international hitmen and beautiful female agents in his stride to get to the truth. As good as Le Carr praise indeed Guardian
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
The master of the modern spy thriller Mail On Sunday
If Cumming keeps up this standard he deserves to become an institution in his own right The Times
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 (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.