The Last Supper - Softcover

McCarry, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590200144 ISBN 13: 9781590200148

Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2008

Synopsis

On a rainy night in Paris, Paul Christopher's lover Molly Benson falls victim to a vehicular homicide minutes after Christopher boards a jet to Vietnam. To explain this seemingly senseless murder, The Last Supper takes its readers back not only to the earliest days of Christopher's life, but also to the origins of the CIA in the clandestine operations of the OSS during World War II. Moving seamlessly from tales of refugee smuggling in Nazi Germany, to OSS-coordinated guerilla warfare against the Japanese in Burma, to the chaotic violence of the Vietnam War, McCarry creates an intimate history of the shadow world of deceit and betrayal that penetrates the psyches of the men and women who live within it.

About this title

Review:

'The classic thriller by the absolute best thriller writer alive' --P.J. O'Rourke

'McCarry is an exceptional novelist' --Alan Furst

'Richly satisfying' --New Yorker

'McCarry is an exceptional novelist' --Alan Furst

'Richly satisfying' --New Yorker

About the Author:

Charles McCarry served under deep cover as a CIA operations officer in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels, as well as numerous works of non-fiction incuding Citizen Nader. He currently splits his time between Florida and the Berkshires.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1590200144
• ISBN 13: 9781590200148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408