Kit Carradine is a successful novel in the espionage genre, having several successes on his resume. None of that, however, has prepared him for what fate has in store when he is approached by a real-life spy agency, Britain's ultra-secretive MI-6. They offer him an opportunity to perform a mission for them: locate a woman with ties to Resurrection. They believe she will be in attendance at a Literary Festival in Morocco and are willing pay for Carradine's trip. However, after he finds her and starts to learn the truth, the shine of being a spy wears off. Carradine is forced to flee from multiple agencies and doesn't know if he'll live to write again.
The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cummings is an entertaining novel drawing heavily from spy thrillers of the past. Morocco is the perfect setting for the characters Cummings has created: a spy thriller writer and a beautiful woman with ties to terrorism. Cummings himself is a former spy and has a wealth of experience from which to craft the perfect story. I was unfamiliar with Cummings until I requested this novel and have few regrets about reading it. Although Cummings still falls a little short of matching Le
Carre or Ludlum, he is still an author worth reading. I would give this book 3/5 stars.
*A copy of this ebook is the only consideration received in exchange for this review.*
The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cummings is an entertaining novel drawing heavily from spy thrillers of the past. Morocco is the perfect setting for the characters Cummings has created: a spy thriller writer and a beautiful woman with ties to terrorism. Cummings himself is a former spy and has a wealth of experience from which to craft the perfect story. I was unfamiliar with Cummings until I requested this novel and have few regrets about reading it. Although Cummings still falls a little short of matching Le
Carre or Ludlum, he is still an author worth reading. I would give this book 3/5 stars.
*A copy of this ebook is the only consideration received in exchange for this review.*
Kit Carradine is a writer, producing best-selling espionage novels. When a gentleman recognizes him in the street and suggests a meet, where Carradine is invited to actually participate in a simple mission for Queen and Country since he will already be in Morocco, how can he say ânoâ?
The previous paragraph describes the beginning of Charles Cumming's âThe Moroccan Girlâ. The rest of the book basically lays out the impact of that decision, and why declining to participate may have been in Carradine's best interests. As with most spy novels, âThe Moroccan Girlâ contains its share of exotic locations (almost all in the titular north African country) and plenty of twists and double-crosses.
An entertaining read, for those who enjoy books in this genre.
RATING: Four Stars
The previous paragraph describes the beginning of Charles Cumming's âThe Moroccan Girlâ. The rest of the book basically lays out the impact of that decision, and why declining to participate may have been in Carradine's best interests. As with most spy novels, âThe Moroccan Girlâ contains its share of exotic locations (almost all in the titular north African country) and plenty of twists and double-crosses.
An entertaining read, for those who enjoy books in this genre.
RATING: Four Stars
