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Charles McCarry


Born
in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, The United States
June 14, 1930

Died
February 26, 2019

Genre
Mystery, Historical Fiction, Thriller

Influences
W. Somerset Maugham, Richard Condon


McCarry served in the United States Army, where he was a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, was a small-town newspaperman, and was a speechwriter in the Eisenhower administration. From 1958 to 1967 he worked for the CIA, under deep cover in Europe, Asia, and Africa. However, his cover was not as a writer or journalist.

McCarry was editor-at-large for National Geographic and contributed pieces to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other national publications.

McCarry was best known for a series of books concerning the life of American spy Paul Christopher. Born in Germany before WWII to a German mother and an American father, Christopher joins the CIA after the war and becomes one of its most effective sp ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 13,318 ratings · 1,264 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors
The Tears of Autumn (Paul C...
4.04 avg rating — 2,621 ratings — published 1974 — 35 editions
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The Miernik Dossier (Paul C...
3.88 avg rating — 2,441 ratings — published 1973 — 34 editions
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The Last Supper (Paul Chris...
4.15 avg rating — 1,196 ratings — published 1983 — 26 editions
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The Shanghai Factor
3.72 avg rating — 1,318 ratings — published 2013 — 16 editions
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The Mulberry Bush
3.65 avg rating — 961 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions
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Old Boys (Paul Christopher #9)
3.87 avg rating — 855 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions
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The Secret Lovers (Paul Chr...
3.95 avg rating — 830 ratings — published 1977
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Christopher's Ghosts (Paul ...
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Shelley's Heart (Paul Chris...
3.97 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 1995 — 19 editions
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Second Sight (Paul Christop...
4.12 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 1991 — 31 editions
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Series by Charles McCarry

The Miernik Dossier The Tears of Autumn The Secret Lovers The Better Angels The Last Supper The Bride of the Wilderness Second Sight
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“(F)iction is...what ought to have been, not what actually was. At least, not exactly.”
― Charles McCarry
tags: fiction
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“All suburban housing developments look alike, and besides, every Yankee who ever crossed the Potomac except Ulysses S. Grant got lost as soon as he reached the Virginia side.”
― Charles McCarry, The Shanghai Factor
tags: washington-dc
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“...and I was reminded....of the everday boredom of a life in espionage. One is always waiting for someone who does not show up,for something that does not happen.”
― Charles McCarry, Old Boys
tags: espionage, observational
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