Charles Cumming

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1971-04-05
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Ayr, Scotland, UK
Places of residence: Madrid, Spain
London, England, UK
Education: Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, UK
University of Edinburgh (English Literature) (1994)
Organizations: MI6 (did not join)
Jose Raul Capablanca Memorial Chess Society (founder)

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Reviews

The Trinity Six: A Novel by Charles Cumming

I read this and it was fine but I am just so bored with the forty-something sexy rumpled academic who falls into bed with a smoking hot twenty-something female after one cup of coffee. This wasn't helped by the references of his former age-appropriate girlfriend, Charlotte, who practically couldn't be mentioned without a description on how the ravages of time had taken their cruel toll. It's just so tedious that even allegedly smart and sensitive males are completely and utterly predictable, even in fiction.… (more)

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amy_marie26 | 103 other reviews | Dec 20, 2024 |

Typhoon by Charles Cumming

Dragged midway thru and ended with a nice bang!

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Jill.Mackin | 7 other reviews | Dec 18, 2024 |

A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming

A spy has been sent into the cold because of a blown op. When the new head of MI6 ends up the _target of a foreign op, Kell gets a chance to redeem himself.

Lots of action and twists and turns. I enjoyed the book and will definitely read more from Cumming.

½

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majkia | 34 other reviews | Oct 13, 2024 |