{"product_id":"9780312366360","title":"Spy by Nature: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Tautly written, cleverly plotted...it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carré\" — Robert Harris, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFatherland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Charles Cumming is a man put on earth to perpetuate the spy thriller.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...supremely intelligent and utterly readable...Smartly paced and intricately plotted, Cumming's decidedly unglamorous look at industrial espionage provides plenty of elaborate deceits, double crosses and other trappings of a first-class spy thriller.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlec Milius, a recent graduate of the London School of Economics, is young, smart, and a bit of a slacker, stuck in a shady job and suffering from a lack of direction. So, when an old family friend offers to put him up for a job in British Intelligence, Alec begins the rigorous selection process for SIS or MI6. Though he doesn't officially make the cut, he is funneled into a prime position at a British oil company with interests in the Caspian Sea. He is directed to befriend Fortner Grice and Katharine Simms, two charismatic employees of Andromeda, a rival American oil firm. Lured into the murky world of industrial espionage, Millius finds himself trapped in a life of secrets and lies, manipulated by MI6 and the CIA, and confronted by the reality of a ruthless business environment in which priceless information can come at the cost of human life. Compellingly told, utterly authentic, and heart-racingly tense, \u003ci\u003eA Spy By Nature \u003c\/i\u003ewill grip you until the very last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019854495984,"sku":"9780312366360","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312366360_p0.jpg?v=1763676720","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312366360","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}