If you're looking for a gripping and suspenseful spy thriller to take on your hols, Charles Cumming's A Foreign Country is a great choice.
Amelia Lavene is about to take up her post as the first female head of M16 when she goes missing without trace. M16 is plunged into crisis and are desperately trying to figure out what's happened before the story is leaked. However, the crisis offers disgraced M16 Thomas Kell a chance of redemption and he embarks on a dangerous journey throughout France and North Africa to track her down.
A Foreign Country was winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year and selected by Sunday Times and The Guardian as best thriller. Author Charles Cumming has written a special note to tell mumsnetters about the inspiration behind his novel. Read his note and apply for a free copy. If you're one of the lucky 50 do come back when you've read and discuss.