A Divided Spy
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Jot Davies
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Charles Cumming
Summary
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.
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
This is the best of the three books for me, because it bring together the personal, the politics and the trade craft in good proportions. it lets you speculate but never lets you see all the motivations as in real life; we mostly see the world through Thomas Kell, with moments of external scenes that inform us of some development.
We have three plots running consecutively one of an infiltrated terrorist, other of the hunt for russian agent for Kell’s personal reasons, and his boss Amelia Levene own interests controlling, a dark but some time helpful force.
Well executed with a real unsensored description of a religious terrorist and not apologetic of his motivations just the facts as they are for that individual and the people that sent him. Same with motivations for the men from the Russian side and Thomas’s confused loyalties and motivations on ours.
I particularly like the fact that all this well trained believers falter when confronted with their own humanity and are vulnerable and doubtful of their demagogue reasons long enough to find their humanity for an instant that permits change.
A good read that is more than just a thriller but also and exploration of our humanity in extreme times.
Very well read by Jot Davies making it a real pleasure.
To choose a truth, it is a choice of illusions
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Another brilliant story
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another great Cummings novel
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Compelling
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Brilliant!
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