A Colder War (Thomas Kell, #2) in Espionage Aficionados

Sep 22, 2014 Jeffrey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: espionage, read-in-2014

Russia is flexing its muscles. It has annexed Crimea and is now putting the screws to the Ukraine. At the same time, Putin has again charged another billionaire industrialist with crimes, in a power play to probably get his company. The world may be on the brink of a new cold war. It is fertile ground for a top notch spy novelist.

Charles Cummings latest Thomas Kell spy novel (his second Kell spy book since A Foreign Country in 2012) is centered on Kell's investigation of the death of Paul Wallin ...more

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Jul 26, 2023 Sean rated it really liked it

Good book, some plot points a bit implausible,

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Nov 26, 2018 LM Goodrich rated it really liked it

I will not go into the story-line, many other reviews have already done this so I will just rate the book on its elements (0 to 5 being highest):

Protagonist Development: 4
Antagonist Development: 4
Minor Character Development: 3
Storyline: 3
Setting: 3
Theme: 4
Writing Style: 4
Overall Rating: 4

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Mar 26, 2024 Tomas rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Continues the story of Thomas Kell and his boss, Amelia Levene. A good mole spy story between SIS and the cousins, but not as good as another country's exploitation of a long-lost son in A Foreign Country. The plot keeps you guessing, though I think the love interest with Rachel didn't seem necessary. ...more

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Mar 26, 2014 Karl Øen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: spy

Cumming is upping the ante in the second Kell-book, fleshing out what I perceived to be mere hints in the first. Cumming shows great command of the various locations, and takes the reader trough the twists and tunrs with panache.

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Jul 29, 2014 Jeremiah Genest rated it really liked it

Shelves: spyfi

My favorite of the Thomas Kell novels. Cummings does a good job analyzing the vagaries of treachery, which is at the heart what the best spy books are about.

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