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Synopsis
Charles McCarry returns to the world of his legendary character, Paul Christopher, the crack intelligence agent who is as skilled at choosing a fine wine as he is at tradecraft, and no stranger to the world of dirty tricks. As the novel begins, Paul Christopher, now an aging but remarkably fit 70ish, is dining at home with his cousin Horace, also an ex-agent. Dinner is delicious and uneventful. A day later, Paul has vanished. Months pass and his ashes are delivered by a Chinese official to the American consulate in Beijing. But Horace is not convinced that Paul is dead and, enlisting the support of four other retired colleagues--a sort of all-star backfield of the old Outfit-- Horace gets the "Old Boys" back in the game to find Paul Christopher. Harassed by American intelligence, hunted by terrorists, Horace Christopher and the Old Boys travel the globe, from Xinjiang to Brazil, from Rome to Tel Aviv, Buda- pest to Moscow, in search of Paul and the unspeakably dangerous truth.
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everything Charles McCarry fans might look for in his books is firmly in place. Yes, this is a welcome return by a master. (Barry Forshaw DAILY EXPRESS)
I can't recall a book which delivers such riches - including a perfect ending - with such consummate cool. This is a novel which makes you want to climb inside it and pull the pages over your head. Absolute bliss! (Philip Oakes THE LITERARY REVIEW)
Certainly McCarry has lost none of his fire, and there are enough sparks of the old Christopher magic to make one long for the glorious days of the Cold War. (Michael Carlson THE SPECTATOR)
It is insights such as this that earn Charles McCarry his A-1 rating as a writer and make his relative secrecy among readers a cause for much regret. (Mark Lawson THE GUARDIAN)
'he deserves to be famous and his books bestsellers....... McCarry's thrillers really thrill, his political insight is praised by senior politicians and his erudition, experience and good writing turn spy stories into literature (Jessica Mann THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
he is a good writer who, as a former spy himself, knows exactly what he talks about. (THE ECONOMIST)
Literate, witty and genuinely exciting. (Myles McWeeney IRISH INDEPENDENT)
Book Description
Return of the American le Carré with his first spy novel for more than a decade.
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- PublisherHarry N Abrams Inc
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1468314351
- ISBN 13 9781468314359
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages476
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