Spy by Nature

Title: Spy by Nature
Author: Cumming, Charles
ISBN: 9780312366360
Publisher: Griffin
Published: 2008
Binding: Book
Language: English
Condition: Used: Very Good
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Tautly written, cleverly plotted...it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carré -- Robert Harris, author of The Ghost and Fatherland.

Charles Cumming is a man put on earth to perpetuate the spy thriller. --The Daily Telegraph

Alec Milius, a recent graduate of the London School of Economics, is young, smart, and a bit of a slacker, stuck in a shady job and suffering from a lack of direction. So, when an old family friend offers to put him up for a job in British Intelligence, Alec begins the rigorous selection process for SIS or MI6.

Though he doesn't officially make the cut, he is funneled into a prime position at a British oil company with interests in the Caspian Sea. He is directed to befriend Fortner Grice and Katharine Simms, two charismatic employees of Andromeda, a rival American oil firm. Lured into the murky world of industrial espionage, Milius finds himself trapped in a life of secrets and lies, manipulated by MI6 and the CIA, and confronted by the reality of a ruthless business environment in which priceless information can come at the cost of human life.

Compellingly told, utterly authentic, and heart-racingly tense, A Spy by Nature will grip you until the very last page.