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OLD BOYS
by McCarry, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1585675458
- ISBN 13
- 9781585675456
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The 10th novel by this acknowledged master of the spy-thriller genre features the disappearance of Paul Christopher, legendary CIA intelligence officer, now 70 and retired, from his home in Washington, D.C., followed by the return of his ashes from China some months later. However, his cousin refuses to believe Christopher is dead and with help from a handful of other retired CIA officers begins a search that will span the globe. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square; the dustjacket is close to perfect, no tears, no chipping, no creasing, not price-clipped. A collectable copy.
Synopsis
In his magnificent new novel, Charles 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, Paulís 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 six 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. They start with a photo found in Paulís study: a womanís hand holding a centuriesí old scroll, once in the possession of the Nazis and now sought by the U.S. government and Muslim extremists alike. 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004272
- Title
- OLD BOYS
- Author
- McCarry, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 1585675458
- ISBN 13
- 9781585675456
- Publisher
- The Overlook Press
- Place of Publication
- Woodstock, NY
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- SPY, THRILLER, FIRST EDITION, SUSPENSE, CIA, PAUL CHRISTOPHER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spy; Thriller; Suspense;
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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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