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Paul Christopher #7
Second Sight
As U.S. agents around the world are kidnapped and injected with a super drug that drains them of vital secrets and leaves them with no memory of their ordeal, Paul Christopher sets out to stop the political mischief. Reprint.
496 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1991
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Charles McCarry
30 books316 followersMcCarry 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 super 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 spies. After launching an unauthorized investigation of the Kennedy assassination, Christopher becomes a pariah to the agency and a hunted man. Eventually, he spends ten years in a Chinese prison before being released and embarking on a solution to the mystery that has haunted him his entire life: the fate of his mother, who disappeared at the beginning of WWII. The books are notable for their historical detail and depiction of spycraft, as well as their careful and extensive examination of Christopher's relationship with his family, friends, wives, and lovers.
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 super 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 spies. After launching an unauthorized investigation of the Kennedy assassination, Christopher becomes a pariah to the agency and a hunted man. Eventually, he spends ten years in a Chinese prison before being released and embarking on a solution to the mystery that has haunted him his entire life: the fate of his mother, who disappeared at the beginning of WWII. The books are notable for their historical detail and depiction of spycraft, as well as their careful and extensive examination of Christopher's relationship with his family, friends, wives, and lovers.
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January 31, 2013
Charles McCarry, author of the "Paul Christopher" series, has been hailed as "the best spy novelist writing today." (Miami Herald) There is some justification for that claim. McCarry, himself a "deep cover" intelligence officer, draws upon a wealth of personal experience in the "Outfit" that few writers in this genre can match. In addition, McCarry is also a superb storyteller, weaving fascinating cultural information (based, in part, upon his job as the editor of The National Geographic) into plots that are gripping. His characters are always memorable.
Having said all that, if you have never read anything by Charles McCarry, don't read this book first. Unlike his other novels, this one basically has no plot. Even worse, there is very little of Paul Christopher in this book. The omission is tantamount to leaving 007 out of a James Bond book. I frequently found myself asking who all these extraneous characters were, and why I should care about them.
The novel was equally marred by characters whose sole purpose was to be a platform for McCarry's disgust with liberals. As a result, several of his characters were simply caricatures - the journalist who twists everything he writes to suit his political agenda, guilt-ridden do-gooders who spend their lives doing demeaning things for "blacks" or drunken Indians. There were sections of this book that I could hardly bring myself to read. (Everything he wrote about Guatemala was wrong.) And then, there was the nostalgia.
Without a trace of irony, McCarry describes the CIA as being "manned by the flower of American youth...dedicated to doing good by stealth." (p 332) McCarry seems to have completely forgotten the previous books he wrote. In his previous novels, the CIA is plagued with ego-maniacs and bumbling spy wannabes. The best-laid plans of the CIA go awry more often than not.
If you have read the other Christopher novels you will get something out of this one. But if you haven't, read The Tears of Autumn and The Miernik Dossier first.
Having said all that, if you have never read anything by Charles McCarry, don't read this book first. Unlike his other novels, this one basically has no plot. Even worse, there is very little of Paul Christopher in this book. The omission is tantamount to leaving 007 out of a James Bond book. I frequently found myself asking who all these extraneous characters were, and why I should care about them.
The novel was equally marred by characters whose sole purpose was to be a platform for McCarry's disgust with liberals. As a result, several of his characters were simply caricatures - the journalist who twists everything he writes to suit his political agenda, guilt-ridden do-gooders who spend their lives doing demeaning things for "blacks" or drunken Indians. There were sections of this book that I could hardly bring myself to read. (Everything he wrote about Guatemala was wrong.) And then, there was the nostalgia.
Without a trace of irony, McCarry describes the CIA as being "manned by the flower of American youth...dedicated to doing good by stealth." (p 332) McCarry seems to have completely forgotten the previous books he wrote. In his previous novels, the CIA is plagued with ego-maniacs and bumbling spy wannabes. The best-laid plans of the CIA go awry more often than not.
If you have read the other Christopher novels you will get something out of this one. But if you haven't, read The Tears of Autumn and The Miernik Dossier first.
October 17, 2009
McCarry's best, in my opinion, and the most recent, this book ties up all the loose ends developed over 6-7 previous novels involving the Christopher family. McCarry and Furst must be the greatest living espionage writers today; I think LeCarre has lost his groove.
February 15, 2010
Economically written as always, this is another in the line of McCarry novels detailing the fantastic life of Paul Christopher. Unlike most of the other books in the series, this is only in small part a suspense novel (and most of the "present day" action is saved for the last 100 pages of the book) and more a filling-in of the backstory to elements of the Christopher mythology.
As an action or suspense novel, this is a failure. However, if you have read all or most of the other books in the series, this fills in parts of the pictures of Christopher's history and, as such, is pretty interesting. Christopher is a throwback to a different era in suspense/mystery/espionage series. Paul Christopher is near-saintly, a brilliant agent with few discernible personal or professional faults. The contemporary fashion is for principal characters-heroes--who are significantly, and humanly, flawed. This sort of contemporary emphasis on the human frailty inherent in the main character can often get in the way of a compelling narrative. On the other hand, Christopher often seems too good to be true.
The copyright notice in the front of the book says 1974, but this is incorrect and extremely misleading. It becomes obvious over the course of the book that it was written no earlier than the early '90s, and in the context of the other books in the series, this makes more sense. In fact, in his afterward, McCarry says that this is the 7th and final book in the series. (Of course, "Old Boys"--written more recently--became the 8th book.)
The usual enjoyable read was marred by an extremely unattractive streak of far right-wingery that pops up, also in the final 100 pages. McCarry creates a minor character (given more space than is really warranted) named Patrick Graham, a journalist who is packed with every cliche about liberals that the right imagines, and becomes an opportunity for McCarry to malign liberals as traitorous, hypocritical, ignorant, self-centered, etc. Graham is a thoroughly despicable person, and not remotely like anyone I've ever known or read of on the political left. McCarry then leaps off the precipice with some nasty, supposedly clever observations about the '60s counterculture and its (supposed) connection to Nazi totalitarianism that is gratuitous and totally alienating.
This reminds me of how Allen Drury, author of one of the great political novels, Advise and Consent, similarly went off the deep end over the course of several more books in his series.
As an action or suspense novel, this is a failure. However, if you have read all or most of the other books in the series, this fills in parts of the pictures of Christopher's history and, as such, is pretty interesting. Christopher is a throwback to a different era in suspense/mystery/espionage series. Paul Christopher is near-saintly, a brilliant agent with few discernible personal or professional faults. The contemporary fashion is for principal characters-heroes--who are significantly, and humanly, flawed. This sort of contemporary emphasis on the human frailty inherent in the main character can often get in the way of a compelling narrative. On the other hand, Christopher often seems too good to be true.
The copyright notice in the front of the book says 1974, but this is incorrect and extremely misleading. It becomes obvious over the course of the book that it was written no earlier than the early '90s, and in the context of the other books in the series, this makes more sense. In fact, in his afterward, McCarry says that this is the 7th and final book in the series. (Of course, "Old Boys"--written more recently--became the 8th book.)
The usual enjoyable read was marred by an extremely unattractive streak of far right-wingery that pops up, also in the final 100 pages. McCarry creates a minor character (given more space than is really warranted) named Patrick Graham, a journalist who is packed with every cliche about liberals that the right imagines, and becomes an opportunity for McCarry to malign liberals as traitorous, hypocritical, ignorant, self-centered, etc. Graham is a thoroughly despicable person, and not remotely like anyone I've ever known or read of on the political left. McCarry then leaps off the precipice with some nasty, supposedly clever observations about the '60s counterculture and its (supposed) connection to Nazi totalitarianism that is gratuitous and totally alienating.
This reminds me of how Allen Drury, author of one of the great political novels, Advise and Consent, similarly went off the deep end over the course of several more books in his series.
August 6, 2017
'Second Sight', the 7th (?) in Charles McCarry's series starring Paul Christopher, was a real challenge. I love McCarry's technique, characters, knowledge of the intricacies of the clandestine world, and approach, yet this one went places his earlier efforts didn't. I powered through to the end, but it wasn't easy.
The key element of the plot is that agents of The Outfit (CIA) are being captured, drugged, debriefed, and cut loose by someone and retired spy Paul Christopher is identified as just the guy to figure it all out. This is introduced very early, then goes away for, oh, about 300+ pages. In that huge chunk of book, we're treated to backstories on characters (many of which populated earlier novels) going way, way back in time. Character development is normally a good thing, and new important characters are also introduced along the way, but nothing much picks up until maybe a hundred pages from the end. The writing, as usual, is great, the characters interesting, but it all seemed very overdone.
Second Sight is worth picking up if you're a McCarry fan and it certainly fills in a few blanks from his earlier novels, but if you're a new reader please don't start with this one.
The key element of the plot is that agents of The Outfit (CIA) are being captured, drugged, debriefed, and cut loose by someone and retired spy Paul Christopher is identified as just the guy to figure it all out. This is introduced very early, then goes away for, oh, about 300+ pages. In that huge chunk of book, we're treated to backstories on characters (many of which populated earlier novels) going way, way back in time. Character development is normally a good thing, and new important characters are also introduced along the way, but nothing much picks up until maybe a hundred pages from the end. The writing, as usual, is great, the characters interesting, but it all seemed very overdone.
Second Sight is worth picking up if you're a McCarry fan and it certainly fills in a few blanks from his earlier novels, but if you're a new reader please don't start with this one.
June 1, 2020
SECOND SIGHT is the 7th in the Paul Christopher spy series. I have read a few of the others so some of the characters here are familiar. This is a long read and involves a great deal of back story, which has value in tying up some loose ends from previous books in the series. However, Paul seems to fade into the background until the last 100 pages. Other characters are portrayed in detail. Some of this detail could be omitted without losing the value of the story. I especially appreciated McCarry's sharing many CIA (called the Outfit in the book) tactics and elements of tradecraft. Paul's daughter, Zarah, is a key player in the last 1/4 of the book and the plot revs up at the end. I found Patchen, the number 2 in the Outfit, to be an intriguing character. Severely injured and partially mutilated in the Vietnam war, he was rescued by Paul; an event that cemented their friendship forever. Although the book veers in several tangents before closing gaps at the end, I enjoyed the story and learning more about the workings of our intelligence agency. I agree with other reviewers that this book should not be read before others in the series as it would confuse and frustrate some readers.
November 3, 2011
SECOND SIGHT: A PAUL CHRISTOPHER NOVEL by Charles McCarry is a well-written novel. And that kept me reading it long after I otherwise would have given up. McCarry seems to be, in SECOND SIGHT, at least, a great writer but not a good storyteller. This is because it takes so long for anything to happen. At page 122 I almost stopped reading. I almost stopped again at page 145.
But some readers who have read SECOND SIGHT have given this book high marks. That’s because this is the seventh in a series, and they read it in order; I started with this one. A couple of reviews even stated that, to appreciate SECOND SIGHT, you have to read the other six novels in the series first. So I kept reading.
Unfortunately, SECOND SIGHT goes here and there, back and forth; no story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. This book is mostly well-written background material. As one reviewer back in 2008 said, it reads like a series of deleted scenes from the first six books.
But some readers who have read SECOND SIGHT have given this book high marks. That’s because this is the seventh in a series, and they read it in order; I started with this one. A couple of reviews even stated that, to appreciate SECOND SIGHT, you have to read the other six novels in the series first. So I kept reading.
Unfortunately, SECOND SIGHT goes here and there, back and forth; no story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. This book is mostly well-written background material. As one reviewer back in 2008 said, it reads like a series of deleted scenes from the first six books.
May 16, 2021
A retired US spy is brought back into service to find who is kidnapping US spies and getting them to tell everything they know.
In the course of the story we are told almost his whole life history, that of his two wives, his daughter, and several of his friends.
In the course of the story we are told almost his whole life history, that of his two wives, his daughter, and several of his friends.
April 20, 2017
This is a weird espionage book by McCarry: first of all there is very little espionage in it, but then there is a lot, probably too much, of many other things. Namely you will find:
@ the intense story of Paul Christopher's encounter with the daughter he had from his wife Cathy a quarter of century before, with all the attached personal and family ramifications that such a highly emotional event can bring with it
@ a long flashback describing how Paul Christopher's friendship with David Patchen started back into WWII, followed by an illustration of the latter's career within the Outfit leading him to the top of the organisation
@ a long section telling the story of a weird tribe living in a remote place in the Sahara desert, and if their weird connections connections with biblical events
@ the story of the very exoteric Meryem, a child of the above tribe, a clairvoyant with amazing powers who eventually took the name of a Muslim warrior queen of the VII century (Lla Kahina) and whose story is deeply interwoven with that of the Christopher family across many decades
@ some espionage intrigue related to an Arab terrorist network fostered by a Russian spy
To make all this even more intricate, each and everyone of the above narrative streams is a reprise of other McCarry books, namely The Last Supper, The Secret Lovers, The Better Angels, Tears of Autumn....In short, a lot to digest: many moving parts and loose ends which will struggle to come together....
My guess is that McCarry's ambition here was to go epic as he did with The Last Supper, but Second Sight has maybe the breadth but not the cohesiveness of the former.
For good and bad, Second Sight is a typical Paul Christoper story by McCarry, not among the best ones in my view and definitely not suggested as a first read of this series
@ the intense story of Paul Christopher's encounter with the daughter he had from his wife Cathy a quarter of century before, with all the attached personal and family ramifications that such a highly emotional event can bring with it
@ a long flashback describing how Paul Christopher's friendship with David Patchen started back into WWII, followed by an illustration of the latter's career within the Outfit leading him to the top of the organisation
@ a long section telling the story of a weird tribe living in a remote place in the Sahara desert, and if their weird connections connections with biblical events
@ the story of the very exoteric Meryem, a child of the above tribe, a clairvoyant with amazing powers who eventually took the name of a Muslim warrior queen of the VII century (Lla Kahina) and whose story is deeply interwoven with that of the Christopher family across many decades
@ some espionage intrigue related to an Arab terrorist network fostered by a Russian spy
To make all this even more intricate, each and everyone of the above narrative streams is a reprise of other McCarry books, namely The Last Supper, The Secret Lovers, The Better Angels, Tears of Autumn....In short, a lot to digest: many moving parts and loose ends which will struggle to come together....
My guess is that McCarry's ambition here was to go epic as he did with The Last Supper, but Second Sight has maybe the breadth but not the cohesiveness of the former.
For good and bad, Second Sight is a typical Paul Christoper story by McCarry, not among the best ones in my view and definitely not suggested as a first read of this series
September 2, 2008
I've clearly stated my love for Charles McCarry's Paul Christopher novels, but I have to say Second Sight is a hard one to recommend. Set long after the disastrous conclusion to the Last Supper, the book reads like a collection of deleted scenes from the prior books roughly connected by a thin plot. The book consists of a series of flashbacks of various characters from the Christopher world. In many cases, we learn the fates or the unsuspected connections between characters. If there were any dangling plotlines from a prior book that you wish had been resolved, then chances are you will find resolution here.
The multi-decade connections often strain credulity, but the book remains a strong read if you can put these qualms aside. McCarry's general even-handness and realism break down only when he deals with the media, personifyed in a womanizing, hypocritical limosine leftist who dogs Christopher and his people. Written at the end of the Cold War, there is a sense of sadness at the close of an age. My paperback copy has the subtitle of The Last Paul Christopher novel, which turned out not to be the case, as McCarry has written two more since.
This book should only be read by those who have read all the proceeding novels. If you've committed yourself to those, you probably will enjoy this one as well. If the earlier ones didn't work for you, give this one a pass.
The multi-decade connections often strain credulity, but the book remains a strong read if you can put these qualms aside. McCarry's general even-handness and realism break down only when he deals with the media, personifyed in a womanizing, hypocritical limosine leftist who dogs Christopher and his people. Written at the end of the Cold War, there is a sense of sadness at the close of an age. My paperback copy has the subtitle of The Last Paul Christopher novel, which turned out not to be the case, as McCarry has written two more since.
This book should only be read by those who have read all the proceeding novels. If you've committed yourself to those, you probably will enjoy this one as well. If the earlier ones didn't work for you, give this one a pass.
June 20, 2016
Second Sight is the fifth entry in the Paul Christopher series. Paul is a secret agent in The Outfit, the author’s fictionalized version of the CIA, and is a unique individual even in the world of espionage. Charles McCarry is one of my favorite authors in this genre. His books are dense reads but I find them hard to put down. There’s always a central plot - in this book Outfit agents are being kidnapped, drugged and then filmed while being questioned and spilling all kinds of secret info. The agents are then returned unharmed with a video tape of their “session” – but that’s just the beginning of this tale.
As in the author’s other books there are several other narratives – different in time, place and characters – that eventually all intertwine in the end. Nothing is ever simple in McCarry’s books, but they’re always engaging. Very few gunfights, car chases or ticking time bombs, just one mind game piled on another that even leaves the plots of LeCarre’s early books far behind in complexity and character development.
As with McCarry’s other books this one is highly recommended.
As in the author’s other books there are several other narratives – different in time, place and characters – that eventually all intertwine in the end. Nothing is ever simple in McCarry’s books, but they’re always engaging. Very few gunfights, car chases or ticking time bombs, just one mind game piled on another that even leaves the plots of LeCarre’s early books far behind in complexity and character development.
As with McCarry’s other books this one is highly recommended.
January 17, 2019
This is the seventh and last of the Paul Christopher series, and my first McCarry. He's been called the American version of LeCarre and I can see why - both are former intelligence operatives wise in the ways of that world, though his is much less murky, in setting and language, than Mr. Cornwall. The plot is elaborate, jumping back and forth in time, which made it hard to follow in spots, but I loved the character development, particularly the Agency head who delights in provoking a radical chic tv broadcaster reminiscent of, say, Christopher Hitchens. He's seemingly less conflicted about the goals or practices of spydom than LeCarre, too, I gather from reading interviews, and the character development is first-rate. But I really enjoyed the byplay the most -I don't necessarily share his politics, but it was delightful. Reminded me of Buckley, also a former Company man, though I don't think WFB's spy fiction is anything close to this standard. Looking forward to more in this series, maybe I'll work my backward here...
March 1, 2018
I'm nearing the end of my reading of the Charles McCarry books (fiction and non-fiction), and I continue to wonder how he could have slipped by me all of these years. Second sight is the last volume involving the Christopher family. Like the other works, the characters roam the world, have adventures, good and bad, and deal at the highest ends of power. His writing style is seamless. He obviously knows the world. I had a chuckle when he threw in a National Geographic character in a minor way into a plot line (he was employed by them for many years.) I am going to miss McCarry's worlds. I hope he is still writing. And thank you to Anthony Bourdain for making me aware of this wonderful writer.
December 31, 2019
Absolutely a terrific tale. From Vietnam to WWII Germany to ancient Isreal the tale takes us on a riotous ride with spies, money, secrets, family ties, a clairvoyant, bad guys and heroes. All jumbled together in a glut of fine prose and delightful detail. Readers of the previous six Paul Christopher novels (which I am not) will be gratified they came here for the final episode. Newbies such as myself will have something to look forward to, searching for the backlist.
This was first published in 1991. Little difference does time make.
Recommended.
This was first published in 1991. Little difference does time make.
Recommended.
March 14, 2023
This is a review of "Second Sight" by Charles McCarry. I've read all of the other books in the Paul Christopher series and enjoyed most all of them. Like many of the other Paul Christopher books, this one weaves espionage in with background and details of Christopher's personal life. Unfortunately, this book meanders a bit and has some sections which seem too long and feel tangential to the book overall.
McCarry is a masterful espionage writer, one of the best that I've read, but this one could have been shorter by about fifty pages with tighter editing.
McCarry is a masterful espionage writer, one of the best that I've read, but this one could have been shorter by about fifty pages with tighter editing.
October 4, 2018
I just couldn’t get into it try as I might.
April 16, 2019
What a disappointment.
January 21, 2020
It moved through a number of characters in different times and settings and all of them were interesting, they all were connected and the plot came together at the end with a nice action sequence.
June 27, 2020
My favorite Charles McCarry book so far!
May 26, 2021
hmmm. A very satisfactory ending... suspend belief, as is always required to some extent.. but goody good story telling
October 8, 2022
Excellent, as usual.
December 25, 2023
I'm a very loyal Paul Christopher fan. Wonderful read
March 3, 2024
Rich, deep, complex, full of interesting detail, and exciting. McCarry is not just the best spy novelist not named Graham Greene, he's just a flat-out great writer.
December 24, 2024
Amazing literary skills
Amazing literary skills. The weaving of the story along with it spy craft make for a most unique presentation.
Thank you
Amazing literary skills. The weaving of the story along with it spy craft make for a most unique presentation.
Thank you
September 18, 2021
Charles McCarry's, Second Sight, presents us with the "Outfit," facing an existential threat. A kidnapper, presumably an enemy agent, has managed to detain a number of agents, gleaned all their personal and professional information by an unknown drug, and left them in a state of amnesia.
Part One of the novel takes the reader back into the past through the eyes of Catherine Christopher, Paul's first wife, who has developed a close relationship with Lla Kahina, a Berber mystic with second sight who sees into the Christopher's past and future, and whose prognostications project the plot of the novel.
For readers of the previous books of the Paul Christopher series, this iteration provides histories and insights into the main characters. We learn of David Patchen's recruitment into The Outfit by The Old Gentleman, the foundation of his relationship with Paul, of his marriage and his early history as "The One-Eyed Man."
In the later part of the novel, verisimilitude slacks and sometimes slips away entirely, but is offset by an exotic romance which is worth the suspension of belief. The novel closes the circle of the Paul Christopher series, and McCarry writes in his final remarks that " Second Sight is the seventh and final volume of the long episodic novel about Paul Christopher and his family... It isn't, though.
Part One of the novel takes the reader back into the past through the eyes of Catherine Christopher, Paul's first wife, who has developed a close relationship with Lla Kahina, a Berber mystic with second sight who sees into the Christopher's past and future, and whose prognostications project the plot of the novel.
For readers of the previous books of the Paul Christopher series, this iteration provides histories and insights into the main characters. We learn of David Patchen's recruitment into The Outfit by The Old Gentleman, the foundation of his relationship with Paul, of his marriage and his early history as "The One-Eyed Man."
In the later part of the novel, verisimilitude slacks and sometimes slips away entirely, but is offset by an exotic romance which is worth the suspension of belief. The novel closes the circle of the Paul Christopher series, and McCarry writes in his final remarks that " Second Sight is the seventh and final volume of the long episodic novel about Paul Christopher and his family... It isn't, though.
May 11, 2009
Paul Christopher yet again shines in this book about the Beautiful Dreamers, espionage agents captured, plucked clean of intelligence and released back into the world.
This book delves into the history of the Ja'wabi, and enlists Zarah Christopher in unraveling the group behind the Dreamers.
With plots and subplots like these, it's hard to put down the book.
This book delves into the history of the Ja'wabi, and enlists Zarah Christopher in unraveling the group behind the Dreamers.
With plots and subplots like these, it's hard to put down the book.
September 23, 2011
Reading these McCarry novels in the order they have been re-released by Overlook has been fun, as the knowledge you have of the character's development and future somehow adds to the involvement. For all that, I found this one less satisfactory than some others: David Patchen, a main character here, doesn't come alive as much as I would have liked, but maybe that's the point too!
April 5, 2012
I don't usually like spy novels and have never read this author before but this one I would definitively recommend this one. This book was really intelligent and felt a bit like a historical novel. In the end is turned a bit more into a traditional spy novel which bored me but overall it was great.
August 18, 2012
I loved this because of the details it back-filled in the life of the Christopher family. It's indispensable for followers of the Christopher series. For those who are not McCarry and Paul Christopher followers, this will be hard going.
January 4, 2013
Charles McCarry is the Great Unknown Novelist. His Paul Christopher books are absolutely wonderful but you almost never see them and certainly not at the top of Best lists where they deserve to be.
May 11, 2008
An appealing alternative to le Carre and Deighton. Paul Christopher is an American version of George Smiley. I'm looking forward to reading all of this series and I'm just getting started.
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