The Man Between

He risked it all to become a spy. Now he must pay the price.A gripping new standalone spy thriller from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and `the master of the modern spy thriller’ (Mail on Sunday).One simple task for British Intelligence takes him into a world of danger.Successful novelist Kit Carradine has grown restless. So when British Intelligence invite him to enter the secret world of espionage, he willingly takes a leap into the unknown.But the glamour of being a spy is soon tainted by fear and betrayal, as Carradine finds himself in Morocco on the trail of Lara Bartok – a mysterious fugitive with links to international terrorism.Bartok is a leading figure in Resurrection, a violent revolutionary movement whose brutal attacks on prominent right-wing politicians have spread hatred and violence throughout the West.As the coils of a ruthless plot tighten around him, Carradine finds himself drawn to Lara. Caught between competing intelligence services who want her dead, he soon faces an awful choice: to abandon Lara to her fate or to risk everything trying to save her.

Reviews of The Man Between

Praise for A Divided Spy:`A gripping psychological clash of wills, tactics and morals … Kell's third appearance confirms him as one of the most interesting and sympathetic characters in the spy thriller field' The Times`A clever spy thriller combining believable spycraft, deft characterisation and acute psychological observation' Ben Macintyre`Breathtaking . . . suspenseful . . . Kell brings a note of grace to the treacherous world of the spy novel' Washington Post`The spies' shifting psychological duel is riveting … deftly coupled with a topical subplot' Sunday Times`Thomas Kell has become one of the most interesting and well-drawn spies in contemporary literature – a man who deserves to be spoken in the same breath as George Smiley … delicately written, with Cumming's customary subtle humour, it confirms him as le Carre's heir' Daily Mail`Agent Kell is hell-bent on revenge – but his quest ends up endangering Britain's national security. Classic spy fiction at its best' New York Post, "Must Reads"`Wonderful stuff – Charles Cumming is the one true heir to John Le Carre and Ian Fleming. Nobody documents life in the shadows quite as brilliantly as Charles Cumming – the new spymaster on the block' Tony Parsons, author of The Murder Bag`A clever, believable spy thriller by a man dubbed the heir to John le Carre' Sun