From bestselling author William F. Buckley, Jr., comes a thrilling fictional account of the Cold War and the CIA's most renowned and enigmatic counter-intelligence agent, James Jesus Angleton. "The ultimate in spy novels".--"The New York Daily News".
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From bestselling author William F. Buckley, Jr., comes a thrilling fictional account of the Cold War and the CIA's most renowned and enigmatic counter-intelligence agent, James Jesus Angleton. "The ultimate in spy novels".--"The New York Daily News".
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New in New jacket. Hard Cover In Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Quarter Black Cloth With Gold Lettering Stamped On Spine; Purple Paper Over Boards. 305 Pages. Condition: Book New. No Marks Of Any Kind, Appears Unread; Dj New, Not Clipped, Protected In A Clear Plastic Archival Cover. Content: Based On The Career Of One Of The Great Legends Of The Cia, This Fictionalized Account Is A Shocking Tale Recreating Perilous Times During The Cold War Involving Presidents From Truman To Carter And The Tragic Unmaking Of A Real Figure Of History. pp. 305.
Link any Buckley book, every few pages there is a word that even an experienced reader must look up: "grateful ORISONS of history" p.6, "Something eclatant." p.8, "from his eyrie in Bern" p.9, "De mortuis nil nisi bonum" p. 56, "But then there was the fillip" p. 120, "I am a satyr witness" p. 121, "a nice romantic bowdlerization of the world" p. 129, "the dormer window" p. 143, "full Arab aba gowns" p. 149, "as if a tonsure was his purpose" p. 150, "put on his pince-nez" p. 186, "At first there was just the rebab, p. 194, "any hemidemisemiquaver in the Communist line" p. 197, and my favorite "the placid remains of his ardor" p. 211 -- and many more. The story moves quickly, has reasonable coverage of Angleton's early career in Italy, and includes a very surprising ending that I won't spoil for you. Espionage, betrayal, mystery, violence and of course sex -- all the perfect ingredients for an interesting espionage novel, told only as William can.
martyrr
Sep 6, 2007
Exciting and well written spy novel
I really liked all the references to real-world events of the time. Very interesting and well written...if you like the whole spy thing, you'll enjoy this one!