A Foreign Country Charles Cumming On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple is brutally murdered. Then, days later, on the streets of Paris, a young French accountant is kidnapped. When Amelia Levene, who in six weeks is due to take over as the first female Chief of MI6, disappears without a trace while in the south of France, it is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her but to keep the press from learning that she has gone missing, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced former MI6 officer Thomas Kell. Tossed out of the Service only months before, the spy is given one final chance to redeem himself—all he has to do is find Amelia Levene: quickly, quietly, and at any cost. Following an espionage trail that leads him to France and then Tunisia, Kell uncovers a shocking secret and a conspiracy that could have unimaginable repercussions for Britain and its allies. All that stands in the way of personal and political catastrophe is Kell himself…
Thomas Kell Séries
Cette série suit Thomas Kell, un agent des renseignements expérimenté contraint de quitter le service dans un contexte controversé. Initialement perdu et plein de ressentiment, il aspire à la vie qu'il a perdue et au but qu'elle lui procurait. Une opportunité inattendue le ramène dans le monde trouble de l'espionnage pour une dernière mission périlleuse. Sa quête mettra à l'épreuve ses compétences, défiera ses loyautés et le mènera à travers les frontières internationales où les enjeux sont plus élevés que jamais.
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