The sound of waves, a comfortable beach chair and a good spy novel; that is my idea of heaven! The Moroccan Girl will definitley fulfill the last requirement, which makes this book a must for your beach vacation.

Kit Carradine is a British novelist who writes about spies. HIs books are so popular that he has been asked to present at an international book festival scheduled to be held in Marrakech, Morocco. This is a great honor and Kit hopes that he will also be able to also do some research for his next book since Morocco has a long history of international intrigue. But when he is approached by MI6 to do a little bit of work on the side for Queen and Country, suddenly, reality and fiction collide. Of course, Kit is intrigued and wants to help and what they are asking him to do doesn’t seem all that hard-give a book to one of their agents and if possible pass on some money to another. He is also asked to keep a lookout for a Lara Bartok, who is rumored to be attending the book conference.

But things are never as easy as they seem. Before he even arrives in Morocco, he seems to have picked up  some peculiar “friends” who Kit suspects are CIA. Then there is the beautiful Lara Bartok. Although he was told that she is a part of Resurrection, a terrorist group who targets high profile right wing figures, once he meets her, Kit is not so sure. Uncertain about who to trust and what to believe, Kit must discover for himself where the truth lies and in the process decide whether to abandon Lara to the forces seeking to kill her or risk everything to save her.

Cumming is a superlative story teller. He is nuanced, and knows how to raise the tension without gimmicks or hyperbole. His characters are complicated and interesting. Cumming, himself a former spy, is very perceptive and sincere as he describes the internal dissonance of having to be someone you are not and lying to survive which helps to ground his characters in reality. I keep coming back to Cumming over and over, and each time I enjoy him more!

Brenda’ Rating:*****(5 Out of 5 Stars)

Recommend this book to: Sharon, Marian and Keith

Books Study worthy? Yes!

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