A masterclass in suspense — and an electrifying debut — in which Alec Milius is caught in his own web of deception, isolated and vulnerable with the world out to get him! Alec Milius is young, smart and ambitious. He is also comfortable with deceit. So when a chance encounter leads him to a career with MI6, Alex thinks he's landed the perfect job for his talents. Compelled to work alone, relying on instinct, he's soon spinning a web of deception that traps him between his new masters in London and powerful adversaries. For his new line of work the difference between truth and a lie can mean the difference between life and death. And Alec is having trouble telling them apart. A Spy by Nature is the bestselling novel with which Charles Cumming announced his arrival as heir apparent to masters like John le Carre and Len Deighton; compellingly told, utterly authentic and heart-racingly intense, it will grip you till the very last page.