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ⓘ About Charles Cumming
Charles Cumming is one of the well known authors from the United Kingdom, who is particularly famous for writing spy fiction novels. He was born on April 5, 1971 in Ayr, Scotland, to his parents named Caroline Pilkington and Ian Cumming. Author Cumming received his school education from the Ludgrove School and then completed his college studies from the Eton College. Later, he attended the Edinburgh University and obtained his graduation degree with a First Class Honors in the subject of English Literature in 1994. He is described by The Observer as the best among the new generation of the spy authors from Englans who are taking over from where Len Deighton and John le Carre left off.
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The Moroccan Girl / The Man Between
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018
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Who is Charles Cumming?
Charles Cumming is one of the well known authors from the United Kingdom, who is particularly famous for writing spy fiction novels. He was born on April 5, 1971 in Ayr, Scotland, to his parents named Caroline Pilkington and Ian Cumming. Author Cumming received his school education from the Ludgrove School and then completed his college studies from the Eton College.
Which Charles Cumming series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Thomas Kell series, the earliest of Charles Cumming's multi-book series: it opens with A Foreign Country (2012) and runs to 3 books across 2012–2018, ending with A Divided Spy (2018). Charles Cumming's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Charles Cumming written?
Charles Cumming has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2026. 9 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Box 88 series with 4 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Charles Cumming's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Cumming's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Alec Milius (2001–2006, 2 books), Thomas Kell (2012–2018, 3 books) and Box 88 (2020–2026, 4 books).
How are Charles Cumming's books organised into series?
This guide splits Charles Cumming's 13 books into 3 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Box 88 (4 books, 2020–2026); Thomas Kell (3 books, 2012–2018); Alec Milius (2 books, 2001–2006).