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Alec Milius Series

This series plunges readers into the shadowy realm of industrial espionage through the eyes of a bright but directionless graduate. Initially aiming for British Intelligence, he instead finds himself entangled in the dangerous world of corporate spying for a major oil company. He navigates a treacherous landscape of secrets, lies, and manipulation, where high-stakes information comes at a potentially deadly price. It's a thrilling exploration of the morally ambiguous intersection of global business and covert operations.

The Spanish game
A Spy by Nature

Recommended Reading Order

  1. A Spy by Nature

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading

    For fans of TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY comes this masterclass in suspense about a spy caught up in his own web of deception... Alec Milius is young, smart and ambitious - with a talent for deception. When a chance encounter opens the door to a career with MI6, he is desperate to make his mark. But life as a spy begins to take a terrible toll on himself and those around him, and soon Alec is chasing not just success but survival. Forced to work alone, he spins a web of deceit that traps him centre stage in a game of global espionage. In this new job, the difference between truth and a lie can be a matter of life and death. And for Alec, it's getting harder to tell them apart... A Spy By Nature is the bestselling novel with which Charles Cumming announced his arrival as heir apparent to masters like John le Carré and Len Deighton; compellingly told, utterly authentic and heart-racingly intense, it will grip you till the very last page.

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    3.5

  2. The Spanish game

    Abandoned by MI6 after a disastrous operation, Milius has slowly rebuilt his life in Madrid. But he still has fatal weakness for deception and secrets, and it's an urge he is about to scratch when a prominent Spanish politician disappears in suspicious circumstances.

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    3.7