Charles Cumming

Prologue'Washington has gone crazy.'I am standing at the foot of Joe's bed in the Worldlink Hospital. Six days have passed since the attacks of 11 June. There are plastic tubes running from valves on his wrists, a cardiac monitor attached by pads to the spaces between the bruises and cuts on his...

An Exploratory ConversationThe door leading into the building is plain and unadorned, save for one highly polished handle. No sign outside saying foreign and commonwealth office, no hint of top brass. There is a small ivory bell on the right-hand side and I push it. The door, thicker and heavier...

1An Exploratory ConversationThe door leading into the building is plain and unadorned, save for one highly polished handle. No sign outside saying FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, nO hint of tOp braSS. There is a small ivory bell on the right-hand side, and I push it. The door, thicker and heavier...