Waterstones Best Espionage Thriller of the Year

Sunday Times Thriller of the Month

Financial Times Thriller of the Year

The location: West Africa

The player: 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite

The target: A war criminal on the run

The objective: Kill or capture

Kite's mission should be straightforward, but it soon turns into a terrifying game of cat and mouse along the beaches and backstreets of Senegal.

Now, nearly thirty years later, it seems the game isn't over.

And unless Kite can turn the tables on his pursuers, the inner workings of the secret state could be exposed...

'A bold choice of setting, which adds skilful dabs of colour to a tightly wrought tale' The Times

'A compelling exploration of the consequences of realpolitik and the intermingling of the personal with the political' Guardian

'Cumming marshals his twin time frames expertly and illuminates an awful chapter in recent history. A first-rate spy thriller' Mail on Sunday

'Atmospheric and packed with threat, it thrills on every single page' Daily Mail

'An enthralling, haunting work...taking the spy thriller to a new level of storytelling' Financial Times

'A compelling depiction of the various layers of infamy involved in an appalling blot on the history of humanity' Literary Review

'I couldn't put this down... a cracking read!'

'Fast-paced and tightly plotted. If you love Ian Fleming you will adore this series'

'Charles Cumming has a fantastic way of bringing espionage thrillers to life'

'Gripping, intricate, smart and suspenseful story'

'Plenty of action and a terrific plot, well told'