Old Boys - Hardcover

McCarry, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585675458 ISBN 13: 9781585675456

Publisher: Overlook Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Charles McCarry is considered by many to be the master of American spy fiction, brilliantly staking his claim with such international bestsellers as The Tears of Autumn and The Miernik Dossier. A spy writer's spy writer, he has been lauded extravagantly by the critics and his peers. George V. Higgins wrote "Charles McCarry is the Lord's best combination of spellbinding storyteller and silken prose writer." "Intelligent and enthralling," said Eric Ambler, and Jeffrey Archer praised writing that "makes one put the book down and gasp." In his magnificent new novel, with rights sold in six countries before publication, 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, at once elegant and dangerous, sophisticated and rough-and-ready. 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. The months pass, Paul's ashes are delivered by a Chinese official to the American consulate in Beijing and a memorial service is held in Washington. 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, Budapest to Moscow, in search of Paul and the unspeakably dangerous truth.

About this title

Product Description

HardCover Pub Date: Jun Pages: 476 in Publisher: penguin Paul Christopher is the superior intelligence agent as skilled at choosing a fine wine as he is at tradecraft at once sophistocated and dangerous. And no stranger to the world of dirty tricks . As the novel begins. Paul. now a 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. and a memorial service is held in Washington. But Horace is not convinced that Paul is dead and. enlisting the support of five other retired colleagues - a sort of all-star backfield of the old Outfit - he gets the Old Boys back in the game to find Paul Christopher.They start with a photo found in Paul's study: a woman's hand holding a centuries' old...

Review

"Charles McCarry is not only one of the best writers in America but one of the most important. He Dazzles, From Epigraph to Epilogue."

About this edition

• Publisher: Overlook Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1585675458
• ISBN 13: 9781585675456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 476