{"product_id":"9780007443758","title":"A Foreign Country: From the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author, a compelling spy action crime thriller you won’t want to put down (Thomas Kell Spy Thriller, Book 1)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWinner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year. Selected by \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003eBooks of the Year and\u003cem\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e as Best Thriller of the Year.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of John le Carré, a gripping and suspenseful spy thriller from ‘the master of the modern spy thriller’ (\u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix weeks before she is due to take up her position as the first female head of MI6, Amelia Levene vanishes without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer disappearance is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced for more than a decade. There has been no ransom demand, no word from foreign intelligence services, no hint of a defection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould news of Levene’s disappearance leak out, the consequences would be catastrophic. But for disgraced MI6 officer Thomas Kell, the crisis offers a chance for redemption. He is approached by his former employers and ordered to find her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKell’s search takes him first to France, then North Africa, where he discovers an extraordinary secret hidden deep in Levene’s past. it is a secret that could fatally compromise Britain’s national security - and for which Kell could pay with his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is another first-rate intelligent thriller which will cement Cumming's reputation as one of the most engaging British novelists writing today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Foreign Country is a thrilling tale of espionage and international politics by bestselling author Charles Cumming. This action-packed adventure is filled with mystery and is a must-read for fans of crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of David Mccloskey (Damascus Station), Mick Herron (Slow Horses), Paul Vidich (The Poet's Game), Michael Connelly (The Proving Ground), and Alex Gerlis (Ring of Spies).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Cumming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889236168853,"sku":"9780007443758","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007443758_2b49a958-b4a3-4740-ba48-4873b46a02c3.jpg?v=1776888258","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007443758","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}