BOX 88 (BOX 88, Book 1)

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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.

A spy for the 21st century Daily Mail, Books of the Year

Wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-date Spectator, Books of the Year

An ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thriller Financial 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

Reviews

The talented Cumming comes up with a spy for the 21st century in Lachlan Kite Daily Mail, Books of the Year

A wonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-date spy thriller Spectator, Books of the Year

An ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thriller Financial Times, Books of the Year

BOX 88 is so good.Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers Ian Rankin

BOX 88 is a wonderful spy novel; Charles Cummings most ambitious and his best yet Mick Herron

Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters Sunday Times

With a lavish sprinkling of Bond and more than a teaspoonful of the Circus, this is a high-quality spy story Daily Mail

This clever thriller about loss of innocence and the consequences of spying totally rings true Sun

Charles Cumming writes with intelligence, grace, and stunning verisimilitude Gregg Hurwitz

Great work from Charles Cumming with a multi-layered plotline and an engaging hero James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad

A layered and seamlessly constructed story with all the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller Charlotte Philby, acclaimed author of A Double Life

An enviably sharp-eyed and satisfying read. Great! Henry Porter, author of Firefly

A fast-paced story that moves seamlessly between the glamour of the South of France in the late eighties and present day London Holly Watt, author of To the Lions

Utterly gripping. A great new spy hero is born Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule

Ideal for anyone nostalgic for their first love and the whiff of Marlboro Lights The Times

I felt much of the same pleasure I invariably find in a John Le Carr novel Nicholas Coleridge, former President of Conde Nast International

Dont overlook the depth of Charles Cummings characterisations while youre busy writhing with excitement Sunday Express

An ambitious coming-of-age story combined with an enthralling spy thriller Financial Times

Author Bio

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.