I was thoroughly engrossed for the first part of the story, then the plot got disjointed to the point where I didn' t really care and as it got more rambling, I lost interest altogether.

Another tightly-plotted and entertaining espionage thriller from this author. Hope he keeps them Cumming.

I like this book for the simple fact that it flies in the face of the standard spy thriller written by authors such as Brad Thor, Lee Child, Alex Berenson. Cliched, full of high octane rubbish and totally over the top. This is more of what spy work should be up to: analysing intelligence, gathering data, surveillance. The downside was that the story did not remain as compelling as it did initially, tapering off to what I can only say was "Blah." It is a bit of a slow read, which gets slower as the disappointment of the story sets in, but it's still better than a typical Lee Child fare.

This is an outstanding spy thriller. Timely, great plot, believeable characters--don't miss it.

I've been struggling to find a new author of thriller novels for some time. I am now almost tired of Lee Child and his predictable prose. I don't like the way American authors write and I'm not in to serial killer detective type stories, so I was very fortunate to discover Charles Cumming. A Foreign Country is the first on his novels that I have read, I enjoyed it so much I can't wait to get my hands on his previous titles.

Boring scanned much of this one.