Morning Spy, Evening Spy
$33.66
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2009
Summary
An Afghan resistance fighter of the 1980s, once on the CIA payroll, has come back to haunt the agency. Kareem has become an enemy, a killer working closely with al-Qaeda and the Taliban, involved in drug trafficking and other crimes. He has arranged the murder of an American CIA agent in Pakistan, which may mean that an intricate, long-planned CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden has been compromised.CIA officer Paul Patterson, who had run Kareem as an agent during the Soviet occupation o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312355777 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0312355777 |
| Author: | Colin MacKinnon |
| Publisher: | Griffin Publishing |
| Imprint: | Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
This CIA procedural… pays off in a gut punch of an ending.
“MacKinnon, a Middle East expert whose specialty is Iran, shows great insight into the inner workings of U.S. intelligence. His clipped prose style, descriptive discipline and tone-perfect dialogue elevate this thriller above the pack.” –Publishers Weekly
“A nicely written thriller.” –Kirkus Reviews
“This CIA procedural… pays off in a gut punch of an ending.” –Booklist
”[A] richly drawn, splendidly written novel of character….If you’re a thriller reader, snatch this one up. It’s the best of the year, by far.” –St. Louis Post-Dispatch
”[A] gripping, fast-paced novel.” –Tucson Citizen (Arizona)
“MacKinnon’s writing is sharp and fast-moving…[he] provides a good window into how the CIA operates.” –The Washingtonian
About The Author
Colin MacKinnon
Colin MacKinnon was chief editor of Middle East Executive Reports. While living in Iran, he taught at Tehran University and the University of Jondi Shapur in Ahwaz. In the mid-1970s, he was director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies in Tehran. He has a PhD in Near Eastern Languages from UCLA and a master of science in Journalism from Columbia University. He has taught Persian at Columbia University and at Georgetown. From 1995-1997, he was Iran Country Coordinator for Amnesty International USA. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife Diane.
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