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Charles McCarry

    14 giugno 1930 – 26 febbraio 2019

    McCarry è noto soprattutto per i suoi avvincenti romanzi di spionaggio incentrati sull'enigmatico Paul Christopher. Attingendo al suo vasto background, che include il servizio militare, il lavoro sotto copertura per la CIA in Europa, Asia e Africa e i contributi a importanti pubblicazioni, McCarry infonde alle sue narrazioni un'autentica crudezza. Il suo protagonista, Christopher, naviga in un complesso mondo di spionaggio, spinto da ricerche personali e plasmato dalle sue relazioni. La serie è celebrata per la sua meticolosa rappresentazione dell'arte dello spionaggio e la sua profonda esplorazione della connessione umana sullo sfondo di dettagli storici.

    Charles McCarry
    The Tears of Autumn
    The Miernik Dossier
    Second Sight
    Christopher's ghosts
    The Secret Lovers
    Ark
    • Ark

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Lawrence Block, a four-time Edgar Award winner, presents a comprehensive collection of essays that delve into the craft of writing fiction. This collection offers insights into the creative process, exploring various techniques, challenges, and the nuances of storytelling. Block shares his expertise and personal experiences, providing valuable guidance for aspiring writers and seasoned authors alike. Through thoughtful reflections, he illuminates the complexities of fiction writing, making it an essential read for anyone interested in honing their craft.

      Ark
    • With ferocious suspense and masterful pacing, Charles McCarry delivers a haunting parable of a man confronted with the ghosts of an entire generation's brutal history.

      Christopher's ghosts
    • The seventh installment follows legendary spy Paul Christopher as he is drawn out of retirement for a global manhunt that connects back to his personal life. Spanning from pre-Nazi Germany to Vietnam, the narrative intertwines historical events with intense action, revealing deeper stakes as Christopher confronts challenges that hit close to home.

      Second Sight
    • The Shanghai Factor

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      An American spy in China. Name: Unknown. Status: Sleeper. He's meant to be laying low, polishing his Mandarin and awaiting further instructions from Washington. But Shanghai is a difficult city to sleep in, especially when his nights are taken over by the seductive but enigmatic Mei – a woman with secrets he'd rather not hear. Then he is tasked with a delicate operation. Infiltrate the core of the Chinese intelligence service. Distinguish friend from foe. Report to a single contact at HQ. Trust no one. Tell no one. Pushed out into the cold, in a city of millions he's suddenly very, very alone. But in Shanghai city you're never truly alone. Faceless strangers linger in the shadows, watching your every move. No one is safe from the Guoanbu. Not even a spy with no name...

      The Shanghai Factor
    • Old Boys

      • 484pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      'Thank God McCarry has written another book. I've been waiting years to find what happened to that old boy Paul Christopher' Elmore Leonard Paul Christopher, a crack ex-intelligence agent, has disappeared. Months later his ashes are delivered by a Chinese official to the American consulate in Beijing. But his cousin Horace, also an ex-agent, is not convinced Christopher is dead and decides to enlist the help of four other retired colleagues. Beginning with a photograph of a woman's hand holding a centuries-old scroll, once in the possession of the Nazis and now sought by the American government, the old boys' search takes them around the globe in their hunt for the truth.

      Old Boys
    • The Mulberry Bush

      • 368pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      A young spy seeks to avenge his father's lonely death by infiltrating the agency he deems responsible - the CIA.

      The Mulberry Bush
    • The exciting re-release of the most prophetic of McCarry's novels

      The Better Angels