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28 July 2026
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
All ages welcome
£10.00
luma.com/CharlesCumming
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Simply Books
Every book + ticket will include a copy of ICARUS 17, which Charles will sign and dedicate on the night.
About ICARUS 17
A new thriller set in the ingenious world of Box 88, the covert intelligence service operating without government oversight.
A YOUNG COUPLE ON THE RUN
Max Radinsky thought he was living the perfect life in Athens. But when his girlfriend, Yasmine, is forced to flee the city, Max joins her on a desperate journey across Greece.
What begins as an escape becomes a fight for survival as the young couple become the targets of an international manhunt. Untrained and living off their wits, they know their luck won’t last forever…
THE SPY HUNTING THEM DOWN
Lachlan Kite, head of covert intelligence service BOX 88, hasn’t seen his former lover, Martha Raine, for more than twenty years. But when Martha begs his help in finding her missing son, Kite has no choice but to act.
What they uncover is worse than either could have imagined. Yasmine is carrying a secret which could destabilise the Middle East for a generation – and a team of merciless Israeli intelligence agents have been given orders to kill her on sight.
To save Max – and stop a global crisis – Kite and Martha must reach the young couple before their pursuers close in.
About Charles Cumming
Charles Cumming is The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of 12 novels, including A Spy by Nature, Typhoon, The Trinity Six, the Thomas Kell trilogy and the BOX 88 series.
Described as ‘the rightful inheritor of John le Carré’s crown’ (Observer), Charles Cumming is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of 12 novels, including A Spy by Nature, Typhoon, The Trinity Six, the Thomas Kell trilogy and the BOX 88 series. He worked on Sky’s acclaimed drama The Day of the Jackal and was the screenwriter of the Gerard Butler movie Plane.
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