The third book in Charles Cumming's gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 - a covert intelligence organization that operates below the radar.

1995: In the wake of the Rwandan genocide, 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite and his girlfriend, Martha Raine, are sent to Senegal on the trail of a hunted war criminal. The mission threatens to spiral out of control, forcing Kite to make choices that will have devastating consequences not only for his career at top-secret intelligence agency BOX 88, but also for his relationship with Martha.

2023: Eric Appiah, an old friend from Kite's days at school and an off-the-record BOX 88 asset, makes contact with explosive information about what happened all those years ago in West Africa. When tragedy strikes, Kite must use all his resources to bring down a criminal network with links to international terror ... and protect Martha from possible assassination.

Praise for KENNEDY 35

'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

'Atmospheric and packed with threat, it thrills on every single page' Daily Mail

'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

The gripping new spy action thriller from the master of the 21st century espionage novel

About the Author

Charles Cumming was born in Scotland in 1971. Shortly after university, he was approached for recruitment by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), an experience that inspired his first novel, A Spy by Nature. He has written several bestselling thrillers, including A Foreign Country which won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller and the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year. He lives in London.

Reviews

'Cumming's concern for his protagonist's psychological development remains the most distinctive aspect of his writing, but he also deserves kudos for his 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

'Atmospheric and packed with threat, it thrills on every single page' Daily Mail

'An enthralling, haunting work...taking the spy thriller to a new level of storytelling, one that illuminates the darkest corners of our modern world' Financial Times

'The unusual setting gives it real heft' Sun

'Educational and infuriating, this is a compelling depiction of the various layers of infamy involved in an appalling blot on the history of humanity' Literary review

Praise for Charles Cumming

'The storytelling is first-rate, with all the minutiae of spycraft, sense of place and memorable supporting characters you could wish for' Sunday Times

'Tense and topical, this has all you could want from an intelligent contemporary spy thriller' The Times

'Superbly constructed, it never hurries, but evokes the world of espionage in a way the late John le Carre would have much admired' Daily Mail

'Some of the best writing around on the intricacies of spycraft and the high price agents pay for doing their job' Sun

'Judas 62 has all you could want from a tense, topical and intelligent spy thriller' The Times

'Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers' Ian Rankin

'A wonderful spy novel; Charles Cumming's most ambitious - and his best - yet' Mick Herron

'Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters' Sunday Times

'Excellent' Anthony Horowitz

'All the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller' Charlotte Philby

Book Information
ISBN 9780008363512
Author Charles Cumming
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 30mm