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“Scene after scene
crackles with excitement, tension and suspense. The novel’s ingenious plot is almost
as complicated as real life…The book is all but impossible to put aside. Cumming
joins Alan Furst, David Ignatius, and Olen Steinhauer among the most skillful
current spy novelists, and he bears comparison with masters such as John le
Carré and Graham Greene…A sophisticated thriller.”
— Washington Post
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“A lively thriller…Astute…Inventive.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“With its mix of
old-school espionage and present-day duplicities, The Trinity Six is a smashing Cold War thriller for the
twenty-first century.”
— People
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“Intelligent and
briskly paced…Comparisons to John le Carré and Len Deighton continue to gild
[Cumming’s] reputation as a premier writer of espionage thrillers.”
— USA Today
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“An assured and
richly enjoyable thriller.”
— Sunday Times (London)
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“Cumming seems to be channeling
Ian Fleming in his ability to generate sheer excitement: it grips like Xenia
Onatopp’s thighs in GoldenEye.”
— Daily Telegraph (London)
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“Cumming’s novel is
characterized by a gripping sense of realism. He displays a vast knowledge of
spycraft and Cold War history, and the dense, three-dimensional world he crafts
comes complete with seedy hotels and smoky nightclubs. The result is absolutely
gripping.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Cumming’s knowledge
of the spy business, his well-crafted prose, and his intensely engaging plot
make this a breakthrough novel.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Brilliant…scene after scene crackles with excitement, tension, and suspense. The novel's ingenious plot is almost as complicated as real life…the book is all but impossible to put aside. Cumming joins Alan Furst, David Ignatius, and Olen Steinhauer among the most skillful current spy novelists, and he bears comparison with masters such as John le Carré and Graham Greene.
— The Washington Post
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Intelligent and briskly paced…comparisons to John le Carré and Len Deighton continue to gild [Cumming's] reputation as a premier writer of espionage thrillers.
— USA Today
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With its mix of old-school espionage and present-day duplicities, The Trinity Six is a smashing Cold War thriller for the twenty-first century.
— People
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A lively thriller…astute…inventive.
— The New York Times Book Review
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Cumming's novel is characterized by a gripping sense of realism. He displays a vast knowledge of spycraft and Cold War history, and the dense, three-dimensional world he crafts comes complete with seedy hotels and smoky nightclubs. The result is absolutely gripping.
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Cumming's knowledge of the spy business, his well-crafted prose, and his intensely engaging plot make this a breakthrough novel.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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A fast-paced and absorbing spy thriller.
— Wall Street Journal on A Foreign Country
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Charles Cumming makes his espionage novel feel fresh.
— The New York Times on A Foreign Country
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Simmers and crackles until the explosive finale.
— Library Journal on A Foreign Country
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Eat your heart out, Daniel Craig...Cumming vividly showcases meticulous research and insight into the undercover life of spies.
— GQ on A Foreign Country
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Superb.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Foreign Country
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A tale of European intrigue and conspiracy from a novelist who knows how the espionage game is played.
— Shelf Awareness on A Foreign Country
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Smart and intricate, with a large cast of cool characters and an authentic feel.
— Kirkus Reviews on A Foreign Country
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One of those very rare books that from its first page demonstrates that it's something out of the ordinary, one of those tales that the reader hopes will never end...
— Bookreporter on A Foreign Country