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The Man Between

By: Charles Cumming
Narrated by: Charlie Anson
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A gripping new standalone spy thriller, recalling the classic film Casablanca, 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).

A SIMPLE TASK
Successful novelist Kit Carradine has grown restless. So when British Intelligence invites him to enter the secret world of espionage, he willingly takes a leap into the unknown.

A GLOBAL THREAT
Kit finds himself in Morocco on the trail of Lara Bartok – a leading figure in Resurrection, a revolutionary movement whose brutal attacks on right-wing politicians have spread violence throughout the West.

A DANGEROUS TARGET
Drawn to Lara, but caught between competing intelligence services who want her dead, Kit faces an awful choice: abandon her to her fate or risk everything trying to save her.

©2018 Charles Cumming (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Espionage Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction Suspense Mystery

Critic Reviews

"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)
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for the first 9 hours i thought his name was Carolin, and it did kind of ruin the book for me, but upon realizing my mistake, i took back my previous judgement..... still, an annoying name throughout the book but a great storyline.

Its carodin!

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A worthy successor to le Carrie, fast paced and eminently readable, with many twists and turns in the plot

Fantastic

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I made it to the end
Just. There was something missing in this book.
Narration was good

Meh

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This is the slowest story I have experienced in this genre. Regular fast forwarding efforts were to no avail. I appreciate the efforts of those who made it to the end. I am surprised by the misleading "positive" reviews. Seriously?

Shoot me now.

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