{"product_id":"icarus-17-box-88-4","title":"Icarus 17 (Box 88 #4)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharles Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e is a British writer of spy fiction. He was educated at Eton College (1985-1989) and the University of Edinburgh (1990-1994), where he graduated with 1st Class Honors in English Literature. He had been described as \"the best of the new generation of British spy writers who are taking over where John le Carré and Len Deighton left off.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If there was any question as to who is the rightful inheritor of John le Carré's crown as the king of elegant spy fiction, \n\u003ci\u003eIcarus 17 \u003c\/i\u003eproves that it's Cumming beyond any doubt.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Charles Cumming is by some distance the best of the inheritors of the le Carré crown. . . . it's the best new series of novels to come out in this world.\"--Alex Preston, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Stranger in Corfu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This remains one of the finest espionage series going . . . Charles Cumming has a great eye for historical detail, which he mixes in seamlessly with all the action to create outstanding thrillers that are not to be missed.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003eBookReporter\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cumming is often compared to John le Carré, but he is his own man?taking the spy thriller to a new level of storytelling, one that illuminates the darkest corners of our modern world.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The plot is intricate and its incidents satisfyingly interconnected, each small development fitting into a tapestry of espionage and international relations. . . . A subtle international thriller that offers simmering suspense and political insight.\"-- \" \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the newest entry in Charles Cumming's bestselling BOX 88 series, master spy Lachlan Kite heads to Athens, Greece, after an old flame asks for help locating her missing son.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMax Radinsky thought he was living the perfect life in Athens. But when his girlfriend, Yasmine, is forced to flee the city, Max joins her on a desperate journey across Greece. What begins as an escape becomes a fight for survival as the young couple are targeted by an international manhunt. Untrained and living off their wits, they know their luck won't last forever. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lachlan Kite, head of covert intelligence service BOX 88, hadn't seen his former lover, Martha Raine, for more than twenty years. But when Martha reaches out to beg for his help in finding her missing son, Kite has no choice but to act. What they uncover is worse than either could have imagined. Yasmine is carrying a secret which could destabilize the Middle East for a generation--and a team of merciless Israeli intelligence agents have been given orders to kill her on sight. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To save Max--and stop a global crisis--Kite and Martha must reach the young couple before their pursuers close in. A thrilling, complex tale, the depth of which is matched by its page-turning suspense, \n\u003ci\u003eIcarus 17\u003c\/i\u003e once again proves Charles Cumming to be one of the greatest writers of the modern day spy novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781613167212, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eCumming, Charles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharles Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e is the \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of thirteen novels, including \n\u003ci\u003eA Spy by Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eTyphoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Trinity Six\u003c\/i\u003e, the Thomas Kell trilogy, and the BOX 88 series. 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