The Hidden Man, Charles Cumming
The Hidden Man, Charles Cumming
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The Hidden Man
A Novel

Author: Charles Cumming

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2015

Synopsis

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.

About Charles Cumming

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.

About James Langton

James Langton is an actor and narrator who has performed many voice-overs and narrated numerous audiobooks, including the international bestseller The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud by Julia Navarro, Fire Storm by Andrew Lane, and An Old Betrayal by Charles Finch. He has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for his work in narration. As a voice-over artist, he has worked with a host of industrial and commercial clients including Geico, Johnson&Johnson, and ask.com. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002. Langton was born in York, England, and is now based in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe

Charles Cumming is a “newish” author in the spy/espionage genre, his books dating back to 2001, and he has been favorably compared to John LeCarre. Now before you George Smiley fans start hyperventilating, here’s the good news and maybe the bad news. The author’s characters are very reminiscent of L......more

Goodreads review by Matt

Struggled through. Just too complicated. Overall I thought the characterisation of the Secret Service people was a bit too one dimensional. I note he’s written a lot of thrillers and I do love a thriller but he is not an author I plan to delve deeper into.......more

Goodreads review by Mal

If you look for the best contemporary spy novels, you’ve probably come across the work of Charles Cumming. His books, including The Trinity Six, A Spy by Nature, Typhoon, A Colder War, and A Foreign Country represent some of the best espionage fiction to be published in recent years. Unlike so many......more

Goodreads review by Glenn

The Hidden Man was mostly an enjoyable book which i would give 3.5 stars. I was mostly quite engaged throughout and Cummings is a skilled writer. My issues were that the plot became a bit confusing at times, I would have liked some more resolution (it seemed to wrap up quickly) and I couldn’t quite......more

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