‘Recommended. I read it one breathless sitting’ Ian Rankin 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).

‘The most brilliant thriller’ Sunday Times ‘Recommended. I read it one breathless sitting’ Ian Rankin ‘Charles Cumming gets better with each book ‘ The Times ‘Plunges a novelist into a deliciously twisty imbroglio in Morocco; it’s Cumming at his most relaxed and engaging’ Telegraph, Books of the Year ‘An instant classic of the spy genre’ Mick Herron ‘Nobody writes more enjoyable spy thrillers than Charles Cumming’ Anthony Horowitz ‘A real page-turner’ Peter Robinson, Daily Mail ‘Rich in twists and cloak-and-dagger action … typically accomplished and enthralling’ Sunday Times ‘Credibly obsessed and convincingly foolish, Carradine is an interesting character in a pleasingly original spy story’ Literary Review ‘Lift the lid off Cumming's novel The Man Between and breathe in an exotic tagine stew, redolent of murderous international conspiracy, assassination, kidnapping, and a beautiful dangerous woman, set against the colourful matchstick mosaic of Marrakesh. Another Cumming triumph’ Jason Matthews ‘Charles Cumming’s The Man Between continues the author’s steady upwards trajectory; he will soon be snapping at the heels of such masters as John le Carré and Gerald Seymour’ Guardian ‘I have been a fan of Charles Cumming ever since A Spy by Nature, and The Man Between is up there with the best – full of thrills, wit and fine writing, with a plot and themes that might have been taken from today’s headlines. Writer/spy Kit Carradine is a thoroughly engaging protagonist, and I look forward to meeting him again. Superb espionage fiction’ Peter Robinson 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 ‘The spies’ shifting psychological duel is riveting … deftly coupled with a topical subplot’ Sunday Times

The gripping new spy thriller you need to read in 2018 • Shortlisted for the 2018 William McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year • A new blockbuster standalone from the master of the 21st century spy thriller, an author whose sophisticated, complex novels have the unmistakable stamp of absolute authenticity • A Foreign Country won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year, and the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year. It was picked by the Sunday Times and the Guardian as thriller of the year • Colin Firth has acquired the movie rights to A Foreign Country, A Colder War, and A Divided Spy • He attracts ecstatic reviews across the press, where he has been named by Robert Harris as the heir-apparent to le Carré’s throne • Approached by MI6 as a university graduate, Cumming vividly showcases in his novels his meticulous research and unique insight into the undercover life of spies Competition: A Legacy of Spies, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, I Am Pilgrim, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, London Rules. John le Carré, Robert Ludlum, Robert Harris, James Bond, Thomas Kell, Frank Gardner, Terry Hayes, Mick Herron, Ian Rankin