Box 88

An organisation that doesnt exist.A spy that cant be caught.Years ago, a spy was born...1989: The Cold War will soon be over, but for BOX 88, a top secret spying agency, the espionage game is heating up. Lachlan Kite is sent to France to gather intelligence on the Lockerbie bombing. What he uncovers is terrifying...Now he faces the deadliest decision of his life...2020: Kite has been taken captive and brutally tortured. He now has a choice: reveal the truth about what happened in France thirty years earlier - or watch his family die.In a battle unlike anything he has faced before, Kite must use all his skills to stay alive.A spy for the 21st centuryDaily Mail, Books of the YearWonderfully taut, exciting and up-to-dateSpectator, Books of the YearAn ambitious fusion of coming-of-age novel and gripping espionage thrillerFinancial Times, Books of the YearBOX 88 is so good. Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers Ian RankinA wonderful spy novel; Charles Cummings most ambitious - and his best - yet Mick HerronCharles Cumming has breathed new life into the spy novel Ben MacintyreAtmospheric and full of sharply realised charactersSunday TimesA clever thrillerSunIntelligence, grace, and stunning verisimilitude Gregg HurwitzAn engaging hero James SwallowAll the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller Charlotte PhilbySharp-eyed and satisfying Henry PorterA great new spy hero is born Amanda CraigIdeal for anyone nostalgic for their first love and the whiff of Marlboro LightsThe Times