ISBN: 0718144511

Tautly written, cleverly plotted...it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carré" -- Robert Harris, author of The Ghost and Fatherland "Charles Cumming  is a man put on eart… Mehr…

Tautly written, cleverly plotted...it reminded me strongly of the early books of John le Carré" -- Robert Harris, author of The Ghost and Fatherland "Charles Cumming  is a man put on earth to perpetuate the spy thriller."  --The Daily Telegraph    "...supremely intelligent and utterly readable...Smartly paced and intricately plotted, Cumming's decidedly unglamorous look at industrial espionage provides plenty of elaborate deceits, double crosses and other trappings of a first-class spy thriller." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Alec Milius, a recent graduate of the London School of Economics, is young, smart,  and a bit of a slacker, stuck in a shady job and suffering from a lack of direction.  So, when an old family friend offers to put him up for a job in British Intelligence, Alec begins the rigorous selection process for SIS or MI6.  Though he doesn't officially make the cut, he is funneled into a prime position at a British oil company with interests in the Caspian Sea.  He is directed to befriend Fortner Grice and Katharine Simms, two charismatic employees of Andromeda, a rival American oil firm.  Lured into the murky world of industrial espionage, Millius finds himself trapped in a life of secrets and lies, manipulated by MI6 and the CIA, and confronted by the reality of a ruthless business environment in which priceless informati contemporary,fiction,literature and fiction,mystery thriller and suspense,spy stories and tales of intrigue,thrillers Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue, St. Martin's Griffin<

ISBN: 0718144511

[EAN: 9780718144517], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains und… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780718144517], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., [PU: Michael Joseph]<

2001, ISBN: 0718144511

[EAN: 9780718144517], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: St. Martin's Griffin], Ships from the UK. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

ISBN: 9780718144517

Paperback. Very Good.