A Foreign Country, Charles Cumming
A Foreign Country, Charles Cumming
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A Foreign Country
A Novel

Author: Charles Cumming

Narrator: Jot Davies

Unabridged: 9 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/07/2012

Synopsis

From the internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Trinity Six, comes Charles Cumming's A Foreign Country, a compelling tale of deceit and betrayal, conspiracy and redemption.

On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple are brutally murdered. Days later, a meticulously-planned kidnapping takes place on the streets of Paris. Amelia Levene, the first female Chief of MI6, has disappeared without a trace, six weeks before she is due to take over as the most influential spy in Europe. It is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her, but to keep her disappearance a secret, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced MI6 officer Thomas Kell.

Tossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself - find Amelia Levene at any cost. The trail leads Kell to France and Tunisia, where he uncovers a shocking secret and a conspiracy that could have unimaginable repercussions for Britain and its allies. Only Kell stands in the way of personal and political catastrophe.

A Foreign Country is one The Washington Post's Best Audiobooks of 2012.

About Charles Cumming

CHARLES CUMMING is the author of the Alec Milius books and the Thomas Kell books, A Foreign Country, A Colder War, and A Divided Spy, as well as the New York Times bestselling thriller The Trinity Six and others. He lives in London.

About Jot Davies

Jot Davies is a television and voice actor who recorded dozens of audiobooks, including Ben Goldacre’s Bad Pharma and multiple works by Charles Cumming and Paul Strathern. In reviewing his narration of A Foreign Country, AudioFile magazine praises, “Davies’s narration ushers you in” and his “pacing fits the narrative,” calling his voice “a steady presence through the disparate events from the beginning to the satisfying conclusion.”  Outside of narration, his acting credits include television shows Casualty, New Tricks and Hotel Babylon and the video game Haze.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”’If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend,’ he thought, remembering the words of E. M. Forester, ‘I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.’ For the first time in his life, that notion made sense to him.” Spies, of course, struggle with the idea of loyalty mor......more

Goodreads review by Robert

This review isn’t an easy one to write, since I wanted to really like this book, instead of just liking it. The author has a handle on the spy thriller, and he more than proves his capabilities as a writer. But in order for me to really like a story, I have to become fully invested in the novel in s......more

Goodreads review by ChopinFC

Full review.. 2 stars Yeah. I should know better. Never trust a book by its sweet cover. That'll always bite you in the ass! 'Misleading Cover 🤔🤔 A Foreign Country is a poor attempt at international spy thriller that gets caught in its own idiosyncrasies, and never really develops either plot or charac......more

Goodreads review by Mari

Ha sido curioso este viaje entre países con este espía un tanto desgastado. Un dilema entre la lealtad a tu país o a la amistad con una compañera en apuros. Al principio parecía más bien un drama familiar, pero poco a poco se va hilvanando una historia de viejos rencores, de suplantación de personali......more

Quotes

“Bestseller Cumming follows 2011's The Trinity Six with another superb stand-alone…Cumming is particularly skilled at sketching his characters…The elegant prose will appeal to those who don't usually read spy fiction.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Awards

  • Washington Post Best Books of the Year
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