{"product_id":"9781250029980","title":"A Foreign Country (Thomas Kell Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Silkily written, and more cool than hot…might make le Carré proud.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple is brutally murdered. Then, days later, on the streets of Paris, a young French accountant is kidnapped. When Amelia Levene, who in six weeks is due to take over as the first female Chief of MI6, disappears without a trace while in the south of France, it is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her but to keep the press from learning that she has gone missing, Britain’s top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced former MI6 officer Thomas Kell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Eat your heart out, Daniel Craig...Cumming vividly showcases the undercover life of spies.”—\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself—all he has to do is find Amelia Levene: quickly, quietly, and at any cost. Following a trail that leads him to France and then Tunisia, Kell uncovers a shocking secret and a conspiracy that could have unimaginable repercussions for Britain and its allies. All that stands in the way of personal and political catastrophe is Kell himself…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Superb.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024428548336,"sku":"9781250029980","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250029980_p0.jpg?v=1763760411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250029980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}