From the author of the New York Times Notable Book Typhoon comes his most accomplished and compelling thriller yet--the story of the search for the mysterious, long-rumored sixth man of the Cambridge Spy Ring. - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on The Trinity Six The Trinity Six is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Thrillers title..
Taut, atmospheric and immersive--an instant classic.
The result is absolutely gripping.
He displays a vast knowledge of spycraft and Cold War history, and the dense, three-dimensional world he crafts comes complete with seedy hotels and smoky nightclubs.
Cumming\'s novel is characterized by a gripping sense of realism.
And as Gaddis follows a series of leads across the continent, he approaches a shocking revelation - one which will rock the foundations of politics from London to Moscow...
Europe still echoes with decades of deadly disinformation on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Taking over her investigation, Gaddis trails a man who claims to know the truth about Edward Crane.
But within hours the journalist is dead, apparently from a heart attack.
When a journalist friend asks for his help researching a possible sixth member of the notorious Trinity spy ring, Gaddis knows that she\'s onto a story that could turn his fortunes around.
Fifteen years later, academic Sam Gaddis needs money.
But Crane was much more than that - and the circumstances surrounding his death are far from what they seem.
An obituary describes him only as a \'resourceful career diplomat\'.
Late one night, Edward Crane, 76, is declared dead at a London hospital.
London, 1992.
And people are killing for it...
A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011 The most closely-guarded secret of the Cold War is about to be exposed - the identity of a SIXTH member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring.
From the author of the New York Times Notable Book Typhoon comes his most accomplished and compelling thriller yet--the story of the search for the mysterious, long-rumored sixth man of the Cambridge Spy Ring