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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Gardners Books
Publication date May 30, 2002
Pages 528
Binding Paperback
Edition New
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780140294767
ISBN-10 0140294767
Dimensions 1.50 by 4.50 by 7 in.
Weight 0.65 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $13.15
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Alec Milius is young, smart, ambitious and comfortable with deceit. So when a chance encounter leads him to MI6, Alec thinks he's landed the perfect job for his talents. But working alone, relying on instinct, he's soon spinning a web of deception that has him caught between his new masters and powerful opponents and he is having trouble.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
"Tautly written, cleverly plotted...it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carré" -- Robert Harris, author of The Ghost and Fatherland
 
"Charles Cumming  is a man put on earth to perpetuate the spy thriller."  --The Daily Telegraph 
 
 "...supremely intelligent and utterly readable...Smartly paced and intricately plotted, Cumming's decidedly unglamorous look at industrial espionage provides plenty of elaborate deceits, double crosses and other trappings of a first-class spy thriller." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
Alec Milius, a recent graduate of the London School of Economics, is young, smart,  and a bit of a slacker, stuck in a shady job and suffering from a lack of direction.  So, when an old family friend offers to put him up for a job in British Intelligence, Alec begins the rigorous selection process for SIS or MI6.  Though he doesn't officially make the cut, he is funneled into a prime position at a British oil company with interests in the Caspian Sea.  He is directed to befriend Fortner Grice and Katharine Simms, two charismatic employees of Andromeda, a rival American oil firm.  Lured into the murky world of industrial espionage, Millius finds himself trapped in a life of secrets and lies, manipulated by MI6 and the CIA, and confronted by the reality of a ruthless business environment in which priceless information can come at the cost of human life. Compellingly told, utterly authentic, and heart-racingly tense, A Spy By Nature will grip you until the very last page.  


Editions
This edition contains multiple works--typically stories or entire novels--that are found in different collections. Below find each work in this edition grouped by how you can find each.
Editions for the work A Spy by Nature
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140294767
 
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Gardners Books (May 30, 2002)
9780140294767 | details & prices | 528 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $13.15
This edition also contains A Spy by Nature, A Spy by Nature
About: Alec Milius is young, smart, ambitious and comfortable with deceit.
Miscellaneous
1 edition from St Martins Pr (July 10, 2007)
9781429917124 | details & prices | 368 pages | List price $9.99
This edition also contains A Spy by Nature, A Spy by Nature
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781400155170
 
Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (November 1, 2007)
9781400155170 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $29.99
About: Young, smart, and ambitious, Alec Milius is delighted when a chance encounter brings him to the attention of MI6 and into a dream career with a British oil company, a job that leads him into the dark world of industrial espionage, trapped in a life of deception as he becomes caught between MI6 and the CIA and discovers that information can come at the cost of a human life.
Editions for the work A Spy by Nature
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140294767
 
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Gardners Books (May 30, 2002)
9780140294767 | details & prices | 528 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $13.15
This edition also contains A Spy by Nature, A Spy by Nature
About: Alec Milius is young, smart, ambitious and comfortable with deceit.
Miscellaneous
1 edition from St Martins Pr (July 10, 2007)
9781429917124 | details & prices | 368 pages | List price $9.99
This edition also contains A Spy by Nature, A Spy by Nature
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781400105175
 
Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (September 1, 2007)
9781400105175 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $39.99
About: Young, smart, and ambitious, Alec Milius is delighted when a chance encounter brings him to the attention of MI6 and into a dream career with a British oil company, a job that leads him into the dark world of industrial espionage, trapped in a life of deception as he becomes caught between MI6 and the CIA and discovers that information can come at the cost of a human life.
Editions for the work A Spy by Nature
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780312366353
 
from St Martins Pr (July 10, 2007)
9780312366353 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Young, smart, and ambitious, Alec Milius is delighted when a chance encounter brings him to the attention of MI6 and into a dream career with a British oil company, a job that leads him into the dark world of industrial espionage, trapped in a life of deception as he becomes caught between MI6 and the CIA and discovers that information can come at the cost of a human life.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140294767 Book cover for 9780312366360
 
Reprint edition from Griffin (November 11, 2008)
9780312366360 | details & prices | 355 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.99
About: "Tautly written, cleverly plotted.
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Gardners Books (May 30, 2002)
9780140294767 | details & prices | 528 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $13.15
This edition also contains A Spy by Nature, A Spy by Nature
About: Alec Milius is young, smart, ambitious and comfortable with deceit.
Miscellaneous
1 edition from St Martins Pr (July 10, 2007)
9781429917124 | details & prices | 368 pages | List price $9.99
This edition also contains A Spy by Nature, A Spy by Nature

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