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The third book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organization that operates below the radar.

*SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH*

*FINANCIAL TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR*

*WATERSTONES BEST ESPIONAGE THRILLERS OF 2023*

1995: In the wake of the Rwandan genocide, 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite and his girlfriend, Martha Raine, are sent to Senegal on the trail of a hunted war criminal. The mission threatens to spiral out of control, forcing Kite to make choices that will have devastating consequences not only for his career at top-secret intelligence agency BOX 88, but also for his relationship with Martha.

2023: Eric Appiah, an old friend from Kite’s days at school and an off-the-record BOX 88 asset, makes contact with explosive information about what happened all those years ago in West Africa. When tragedy strikes, Kite must use all his resources to bring down a criminal network with links to international terror … and protect Martha from possible assassination.

Praise for KENNEDY 35
‘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

What Readers are saying about KENNEDY 35
‘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’

Publisher Review

Praise for Charles Cumming 'The storytelling is first-rate, with all the minutiae of spycraft, sense of place and memorable supporting characters you could wish for' Sunday Times 'Tense and topical, this has all you could want from an intelligent contemporary spy thriller' The Times 'Superbly constructed, it never hurries, but evokes the world of espionage in a way the late John le Carre would have much admired' Daily Mail 'Some of the best writing around on the intricacies of spycraft and the high price agents pay for doing their job' Sun 'Judas 62 has all you could want from a tense, topical and intelligent spy thriller' The Times 'Charles Cumming is up there with the very best espionage writers' Ian Rankin 'A wonderful spy novel; Charles Cumming's most ambitious - and his best - yet' Mick Herron 'Atmospheric and full of sharply realised characters' Sunday Times 'Excellent' Anthony Horowitz 'With a lavish sprinkling of Bond and more than a teaspoonful of the Circus, this is a high-quality spy story' Daily Mail 'All the hallmarks of the finest spy thriller' Charlotte Philby, acclaimed author of A Double Life 'An enviably sharp-eyed and satisfying read. Great!' Henry Porter, author of Firefly 'Intelligent, relevant and engrossing' NB Magazine 'Cumming adroitly portrays Kite's inner life...nail-biting' Financial Times ' Cumming knows his stuff and has done his research, giving the novel an admirably authoritative air' The Literary Review 'Charles Cumming knows how to write a good spy novel' The Herald 'The gold standard in espionage fiction' Kirkus