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A Divided Spy (Thomas Kell Spy Thriller, Book 3)

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A Sunday Times top ten bestseller perfect for fans of John le Carré, 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).

Thomas Kell thought he was done with spying. A former MI6 officer, he devoted his life to the Service, but all it has left him with is grief and a simmering anger against the Kremlin.

Then Kell is offered an unexpected chance at revenge. Taking the law into his own hands, he embarks on a mission to recruit the Russian spy he blames for the murder of his girlfriend.

Kell tracks his nemesis from Kiev to London, but soon finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in which it becomes increasingly difficult to know who is playing whom.

Action & Adventure Espionage Fiction Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Political Spies & Politics Thriller Thriller & Suspense Russia Crime Exciting Suspense

Critic reviews

Praise for A Divided Spy:

‘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

‘Breathtaking . . . suspenseful . . . Kell brings a note of grace to the treacherous world of the spy novel’ Washington Post

‘A magnetic tale of the New Cold War: not since George Smiley trapped Karla have we seen such a delicious recruitment between East and West’ Jason Matthews, New York Times bestselling author of Palace of Treason

‘A clever spy thriller combining believable spycraft, deft characterisation and acute psychological observation’ Ben Macintyre

‘Agent Kell is hell-bent on revenge ― but his quest ends up endangering Britain’s national security. Classic spy fiction at its best’ New York Post, “Must Reads”

‘The spies’ shifting psychological duel is riveting … deftly coupled with a topical subplot’ Sunday Times

‘Thomas Kell has become one of the most interesting and well-drawn spies in contemporary literature – a man who deserves to be spoken in the same breath as George Smiley … Delicately written, with Cumming’s customary subtle humour, it confirms him as le Carré’s heir’ Daily Mail

‘Wonderful stuff – Charles Cumming is the one true heir to John Le Carré and Ian Fleming. Nobody documents life in the shadows quite as brilliantly as Charles Cumming – the new spymaster on the block’ Tony Parsons, author of The Murder Bag

‘A clever, believable spy thriller by a man dubbed the heir to John le Carré’ Sun

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Great narrator - he has so many voices, it really helps the reader become immersed in the book.

Completely enthralling

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The narrator is amazing at accents and voices. But the way he says “Rachel” every time, is just awful. I have never heard my name said in such a horrible way, so many times. Rachel

Worth a listen

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This was a satisfying but not exhilerating read . The reaser's characters were good but his basic voice did not please.

Satisfying but not exhilerating

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Something about the plot in this last one felt somewhat perfunctory - ‘let’s just get this thing wrapped up one way or another’. Overall it didn’t have the fun of the other two.

Best performance of the three from the narrator though, and the other two weren’t bad.

The worst of the trilogy, but still not bad at all

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A Divided Spy, is at best, an average spy thriller. The story meanders along with sub plots, but fails to capture my attention sufficiently enough to care. I really enjoyed book one of the Tom Kell series, books two and three less. The narration is sufficient, but lacks the necessary punch to lift the novel.

Disappointingly average

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