The hidden man

Title:

The hidden man

Author:

Cumming, Charles, 1971- author.

Summary:

"Christopher Keen, once a master spy, is murdered in cold blood. His sons Mark and Benjamin, though they hadn't seen their father for over twenty years, are now drawn into the legacy of his life as a spy as they set out to discover the truth and avenge their father's death. But as their search proceeds, more questions arise--is Christopher's death connected to his past life in MI6? Was his eldest son involved in a conspiracy that links him to Moscow, Afghanistan, and the Russian mafia? Bestselling author Charles Cumming delivers a thriller that delves into the complicated double lives of spies, and what happens when their half-told secrets die with them"-- Provided by publisher.

Edition:

First St. Martin's Griffin edition.

Physical Description:

358 pages ; 21 cm

Genre:

Spy fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Fathers and sons -- Fiction.

Brothers -- Fiction.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Griffin,

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2015

2003

ISBN:

9780312366384

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2015.

Call Number:

CUMMING

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Summary

From bestseller Charles Cumming, The Hidden Man is a tale of secrets as brothers seeking justice for their murdered father learn of his past life as a spy.

Christopher Keen, once a master spy, is murdered in cold blood. His sons Mark and Benjamin, though they hadn't seen their father for over twenty years, are now drawn into the legacy of his life as a spy as they set out to discover the truth and avenge their father's death.

But as their search proceeds, more questions arise--is Christopher's death connected to his past life in MI6? Was his eldest son involved in a conspiracy that links him to Moscow, Afghanistan, and the Russian mafia? Bestselling author Charles Cumming delivers in The Hidden Man a thriller that delves into the complicated double lives of spies, and what happens when their half-told secrets die with them.

Author Notes

CHARLES CUMMING is the author of the Alec Milius books and the Thomas Kell books, A Foreign Country, A Colder War, and A Divided Spy , as well as the New York Times bestselling thriller The Trinity Six and others. He lives in London.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

First published in the U.K. in 2003, bestseller Cumming's enjoyable second novel falls short of the high standard of his later spy thrillers such as 2012's A Foreign Country. MI5 agent Stephen Taploe is investigating Russian mobster Viktor Kukushkin, who he suspects is laundering crime syndicate money through Libra, a popular London nightclub. Mark Keen, a manager at Libra, seems unaware of the money laundering. Mark is the oldest son of Christopher Keen, who worked for more than 20 years as an MI6 agent and is now employed by the security company Divisar Corporate Intelligence. Because Christopher abandoned his wife and family years before, another son, Ben, hates his father. But after Christopher is killed, Ben and Mark get pulled into the world of international espionage while searching for their father's murderer. Cummings fans should be prepared for a rushed ending and a cast of characters who are almost uniformly unlikable. Agent: Luke Janklow, Janklow & Nesbit. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.