Old Boys
The Paul Christopher Novels (Related to this series)
- Author Charles McCarry
- Narrator Stefan Rudnicki
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 14 October 2010
- Run Time 13 hours and 5 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
Master spy Paul Christopher is back … or is he?
Charles McCarry is considered by many to be the master of world-class spy fiction, garnering praise from peers and critics alike for his riveting novels. Christopher Buckley wrote that McCarry "is not only one of the best writers in America but one of the most important. He dazzles, from epigraph to epilogue," and the Los Angeles Times hailed his work as "first rate, in the tradition of the best espionage fiction, John Buchan to Eric Ambler and John le Carr├®."
In this magnificent novel, Charles McCarry returns to the world of his legendary character Paul Christopher—the savvy intelligence agent as skilled at choosing a fine wine as he is at tradecraft, at once sophisticated and dangerous, and no stranger to the world of dirty tricks. Now Paul Christopher has mysteriously disappeared. Months pass, and a memorial service is held for him in Washington. But a group of his retired colleagues—the "Old Boys" from the Outfit—refuse to believe Christopher is dead. Led by Christopher's cousin Horace, the Old Boys embark on a thrilling worldwide search for the master spy and an ancient scroll that may reveal an unspeakably dangerous truth.
Critics Review
“Old Boys is like the best parts of ten John le Carré novels all put together.”
“As soon as he began publishing fiction more than three decades ago, Charles McCarry was recognized as a spy novelist of uncommon gifts…McCarry is a careful plotter and an unfussy stylist; he nourishes his narrative with cosmopolitan reflections on the craft…Old Boys is, at heart, a lament for a dying generation of American spies, an elegy for the human twilight, Cocoon with a cloak and dagger.”
“McCarry is a careful plotter and an unfussy stylist; he nourishes his narrative with cosmopolitan reflections on the craft…Old Boys is, at heart, a lament for a dying generation of American spies, an elegy for the human twilight, Cocoon with a cloak and dagger.”
“McCarry’s latest is an old-fashioned, rollicking adventure that beats Ludlum and Cussler at their own game…McCarry’s commitment to [his] fanciful premise is absolute, and the resulting yarn combines the intrepid exploits of John Buchan, the cagey intrigue of Eric Ambler, and the clipped cadences of Dashiell Hammett. Tremendous fun.”
| Author | Charles McCarry |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Stefan Rudnicki |
| Series | The Paul Christopher Novels |
| Duration | 13 hours and 5 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781483058832 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Thriller / suspense fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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