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Charles Cumming was born in Scotland in 1971. Shortly after university, he was approached for recruitment by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), an experience that inspired his first novel, A Spy by Nature. He has written several bestselling thrillers, including A Foreign Country which won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller and the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year. He lives in London.

Praise for Kennedy 35'Tense and Topical' Waterstones Best Espionage Thrillers of 2023‘‘The Rwandan genocide still casts a long shadow in this haunting, masterful work, which also asks tough questions about international justice’ Financial Times, Thriller of the Year‘Cumming is perhaps matched only by Gerald Seymour now when it comes to recounting field operations; and in the Senegal set piece — with its vivid sense of place, its echoes of le Carré and Greene — he excels himself’ Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month'Cumming’s concern for his protagonist’s psychological development remains the most distinctive aspect of his writing, but he also deserves kudos for his 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'A stylishly plotted page-turner' Daily Mail‘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, one that illuminates the darkest corners of our modern world’ Financial Times‘Compulsively readable’ Daily Telegraph‘The unusual setting gives it real heft’ Sun‘Educational and infuriating, this is a compelling depiction of the various layers of infamy involved in an appalling blot on the history of humanity’ Literary review‘The action works to perfection, with thrills and suspense perfectly calibrated throughout’ Crime Time