蝗蟲之年（下）

by Terry Hayes, 泰瑞．海耶斯, 尤傳莉 (Translator)

身為中央情報局「禁入區域」間諜，多年都使用代號「坎恩」的情報員奉令隻身前往巴基斯坦、伊朗、阿富汗交界處。在這片惡地裡，有一名當地男子掌握了攸關西方安全的重大情報，坎恩接到的指令是找到這名男子──白人，身高和國籍不明，名字未知，樣貌難辨，留下的指紋也極可能動手術改變……

我聽過傳言說最近一次針對「魔法師」的搜尋行動同樣以失敗告終，我猜想早晚會有個美國情報界的菁英成員會明白，若要對他展開新的追捕行動，我大概擁有所有所需的技能。

由於一連串怪異的狀況，只有一小群間諜專精於進入所謂的「拒訪區域」──完全在敵對勢力控制下的地方，比方俄羅斯、敘利亞、北韓、伊朗，還有巴基斯坦的部落地帶──所以我比大部分人更了解一個被追殺的人要如何避免被發現。

簡單來說，「魔法師」顯然很懂得如何躲藏。我也很懂。

528 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2025

About the author

Terry Hayes began his career as a journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald, when as foreign correspondent in the US he covered Watergate and President Nixon's resignation, among many major international stories. He then went on to become a successful screenwriter, having written the screenplays for Mad Max 2, Dead Calm, Bangkok Hilton, Payback and From Hell. He lives in Sydney with his wife and four children.