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A divided spy thomas kell 3 a colder war thomas kell 2. Spy author charles cumming discusses his new title a foreign. Look out for charles cumming s next novel, the trinity six, in march. The trinity six epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files. An obituary describes him only as a resourceful career diplomat. As always, what gets the politicians is usually never the act, but. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the trinity six. Charles cumming is the author of the new york times bestselling thriller a foreign country, as well as others, including typhoon, a spy by nature, and the spanish game. He was educated at ludgrove school 19791984, eton college 19851989 and the university of edinburgh 19901994, where he graduated with 1st class honours in english literature. Winner of the cwa ian fleming steel dagger 2012 for best thriller of the year.
Cumming s fifth novel, the trinity six, a thriller about the discovery of a sixth member of the cambridge spies ring, was published in 2011. Late one night, edward crane, 76, is declared dead at a london hospital. A year later he moved to montreal where he began working on a novel based on his. A london academic risks his life to uncover a reallife, decadesold cold war mystery in cummings typhoon, 2009, etc. It is a historical fact that the soviet union recruited several highflying cambridge graduates in the 1930s including philby, burgess and maclean who went on to spy for russia whilst.
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