From the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of th
e Year comes a gripping and suspenseful new spy novel. Perfect for fans of John
le Carre, Charles Cumming is 'the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Su
nday) MI6's Head of Station in Turkey is killed in a mysterious plane crash. Ame
lia Levene, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, wants the incident investi
gated - quickly and quietly.The only man she can trust is Thomas Kell, a disgrac
ed spy searching for redemption. Arriving in Istanbul, Kell discovers that MI6 o
perations in the region have been fatally compromised: a traitor inside Western
Intelligence threatens not just the Special Relationship, but the security of th
e entire Middle East. Kell's search for the mole takes him from London, to Greec
e, and into Eastern Europe.But when Kell is betrayed by those closest to him, th
e stakes become personal. He will do anything to see this operation through - in
cluding putting himself, and others, in the line of fire...
