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- Publication Name
- The Amateur Spy
- Title
- The Amateur Spy
- ISBN-10
- 1400096154
- EAN
- 9781400096152
- ISBN
- 9781400096152
- Release Date
- 10/03/2009
- Release Year
- 2009
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 203mm
- Item Length
- 130mm
- Item Width
- 20mm
- Item Weight
- 318g
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback, Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Amateur Spy
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Thrillers / Espionage, Thrillers / General, Action & Adventure
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The Amateur Spy recasts the spy novel for the post-9/11 world--anyone might be watching, everyone is suspect. Freeman Lockhart, a humanitarian aid worker and his Bosnian wife have just retired to a charming house on a Greek island. On their first night, violent intruders blackmail Freeman into spying on an old Palestinian friend living in Jordan. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., a Palestinian-American named Aliyah Rahim is worried about her husband, who blames their daughter's death on the U.S. anti-terror policies. Aliyah learns that he is plotting a cataclysmic act of revenge; in a desperate effort to stop him, she flies to Jordan to meet her husband's co-conspirators. There she encounters Freeman neck-deep in his own investigation. As their paths intertwine, the story rises to its fast-paced, explosive climax.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400096154
ISBN-13
9781400096152
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69629299
Product Key Features
Book Title
Amateur Spy
Format
Trade Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Espionage, Thrillers / General, Action & Adventure
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.2in
Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Date
2009-03-10
Reviews
"Intensely provocative. . . . Leaves the reader turning pages and looking over his or her shoulder with equal rapidity." The Baltimore Sun "Exceptional. . . . Fesperman writes so well that it's easy to follow wherever he leads. . . . Chilling." The Washington Post "Fesperman has mastered his genre." San Francisco Chronicle "An unflinching look at the festering atmosphere inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan." USA Today "War correspondent Fesperman shines the light of his insider's knowledge into the dark corners of Jordan and Jerusalem in his gripping fifth thriller . . . Freeman may be an amateur spy, but Fesperman proves once again that he's a consummate professional." Publishers Weekly "Foreign correspondent and novelist Fesperman has created another contender for his growing list of prize winners . . . The plot is complex, the sense of place powerful, and the characterization memorable . . . Fesperman expertly builds the tension." Library Journal "More classy suspense from Fesperman." Kirkus Reviews Praise from the UK:"Dan Fesperman, a war correspondent with the Baltimore Sun , has served his time in Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. It shows: The Amateur Spy offers a gritty verisimilitude against a subtle political backdrop . . . Fesperman is especially good on the murky frontier where journalists, aid-workers and spies trade information, each seeking something for nothing. He is honing the genre of intelligent political thrillers. Foreign correspondents should note: they now have some new standards to match." The Economist "Fesperman has few equals when it comes to generating tension . . . But he is equally good at characterizing his vulnerable, conflicted protagonists . . . Powerful." Daily Express "Dan Fesperman's novels always offer interesting and thought-provoking commentary on contemporary world events and in The Amateur Spy he tackles Middle East terrorism with a story that contains a disquietingly topical element . . . A fine thriller to add to his impressive body of work." Sunday Telegraph, "The Amateur Spyblends Tom Clancy's readability with Robert Ludlum's insider touch and a soupcon of Graham Greene anomie. The result is an intensely provocative tale about how we live in a world where terrorism is a given, mayhem presumed and genocide little more than collateral damage . . . Darkly compelling." Baltimore Sun "Fesperman's novel transcends the formulas . . . He has mastered his genre [but] you can sense him trying to move toward writers like Graham Greene and Joseph Conrad, writers with a nuanced and ambivalent vision of the world and its conflicts." San Francisco Chronicle "Exceptional . . . The greatest strength ofThe Amateur Spyis this portrait of Jordan, a world that most of us know almost nothing about . . . Fesperman writes so well that it's easy to follow wherever he leads . . . Chilling." Washington Post "War correspondent Fesperman shines the light of his insider's knowledge into the dark corners of Jordan and Jerusalem in his gripping fifth thriller . . . Freeman may be an amateur spy, but Fesperman proves once again that he's a consummate professional." Publishers Weekly "Foreign correspondent and novelist Fesperman has created another contender for his growing list of prize winners . . . The plot is complex, the sense of place powerful, and the characterization memorable . . . Fesperman expertly builds the tension." Library Journal "More classy suspense from Fesperman." Kirkus Reviews Praise from the UK: "Dan Fesperman, a war correspondent with theBaltimore Sun, has served his time in Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. It shows:The Amateur Spyoffers a gritty verisimilitude against a subtle political backdrop . . . Fesperman is especially good on the murky frontier where journalists, aid-workers and spies trade information, each seeking something for nothing. He is honing the genre of intelligent political thrillers. Foreign correspondents should note: they now have some new standards to match." The Economist "Fesperman has few equals when it comes to generating tension . . . But he is equally good at characterizing his vulnerable, conflicted protagonists . . . Powerful." Daily Express "Dan Fesperman's novels always offer interesting and thought-provoking commentary on contemporary world events and inThe Amateur Spyhe tackles Middle East terrorism with a story that contains a disquietingly topical element . . . A fine thriller to add to his impressive body of work." Sunday Telegraph From the Hardcover edition., "Intensely provocative. . . . Leaves the reader turning pages and looking over his or her shoulder with equal rapidity." The Baltimore Sun "Exceptional. . . . Fesperman writes so well that it's easy to follow wherever he leads. . . . Chilling." The Washington Post "Fesperman has mastered his genre." San Francisco Chronicle "An unflinching look at the festering atmosphere inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan." USA Today "War correspondent Fesperman shines the light of his insider's knowledge into the dark corners of Jordan and Jerusalem in his gripping fifth thriller . . . Freeman may be an amateur spy, but Fesperman proves once again that he's a consummate professional." Publishers Weekly "Foreign correspondent and novelist Fesperman has created another contender for his growing list of prize winners . . . The plot is complex, the sense of place powerful, and the characterization memorable . . . Fesperman expertly builds the tension." Library Journal "More classy suspense from Fesperman." Kirkus Reviews Praise from the UK: "Dan Fesperman, a war correspondent with theBaltimore Sun, has served his time in Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. It shows:The Amateur Spyoffers a gritty verisimilitude against a subtle political backdrop . . . Fesperman is especially good on the murky frontier where journalists, aid-workers and spies trade information, each seeking something for nothing. He is honing the genre of intelligent political thrillers. Foreign correspondents should note: they now have some new standards to match." The Economist "Fesperman has few equals when it comes to generating tension . . . But he is equally good at characterizing his vulnerable, conflicted protagonists . . . Powerful." Daily Express "Dan Fesperman's novels always offer interesting and thought-provoking commentary on contemporary world events and inThe Amateur Spyhe tackles Middle East terrorism with a story that contains a disquietingly topical element . . . A fine thriller to add to his impressive body of work." Sunday Telegraph, "Intensely provocative. . . . Leaves the reader turning pages and looking over his or her shoulder with equal rapidity."-- The Baltimore Sun "Exceptional. . . . Fesperman writes so well that it's easy to follow wherever he leads. . . . Chilling."-- The Washington Post "Fesperman has mastered his genre."-- San Francisco Chronicle "An unflinching look at the festering atmosphere inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan."-- USA Today "War correspondent Fesperman shines the light of his insider's knowledge into the dark corners of Jordan and Jerusalem in his gripping fifth thriller . . . Freeman may be an amateur spy, but Fesperman proves once again that he's a consummate professional."-- Publishers Weekly "Foreign correspondent and novelist Fesperman has created another contender for his growing list of prize winners . . . The plot is complex, the sense of place powerful, and the characterization memorable . . . Fesperman expertly builds the tension."-- Library Journal "More classy suspense from Fesperman."-- Kirkus Reviews Praise from the UK:"Dan Fesperman, a war correspondent with the Baltimore Sun , has served his time in Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. It shows: The Amateur Spy offers a gritty verisimilitude against a subtle political backdrop . . . Fesperman is especially good on the murky frontier where journalists, aid-workers and spies trade information, each seeking something for nothing. He is honing the genre of intelligent political thrillers. Foreign correspondents should note: they now have some new standards to match."-- The Economist "Fesperman has few equals when it comes to generating tension . . . But he is equally good at characterizing his vulnerable, conflicted protagonists . . . Powerful."-- Daily Express "Dan Fesperman's novels always offer interesting and thought-provoking commentary on contemporary world events and in The Amateur Spy he tackles Middle East terrorism with a story that contains a disquietingly topical element . . . A fine thriller to add to his impressive body of work."-- Sunday Telegraph, "Intensely provocative. . . . Leaves the reader turning pages and looking over his or her shoulder with equal rapidity." -The Baltimore Sun "Exceptional. . . . Fesperman writes so well that it's easy to follow wherever he leads. . . . Chilling." -The Washington Post "Fesperman has mastered his genre." -San Francisco Chronicle "An unflinching look at the festering atmosphere inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan." -USA Today "War correspondent Fesperman shines the light of his insider's knowledge into the dark corners of Jordan and Jerusalem in his gripping fifth thriller . . . Freeman may be an amateur spy, but Fesperman proves once again that he's a consummate professional." -Publishers Weekly "Foreign correspondent and novelist Fesperman has created another contender for his growing list of prize winners . . . The plot is complex, the sense of place powerful, and the characterization memorable . . . Fesperman expertly builds the tension." -Library Journal "More classy suspense from Fesperman." -Kirkus Reviews Praise from the UK: "Dan Fesperman, a war correspondent with theBaltimore Sun, has served his time in Bosnia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. It shows:The Amateur Spyoffers a gritty verisimilitude against a subtle political backdrop . . . Fesperman is especially good on the murky frontier where journalists, aid-workers and spies trade information, each seeking something for nothing. He is honing the genre of intelligent political thrillers. Foreign correspondents should note: they now have some new standards to match." -The Economist "Fesperman has few equals when it comes to generating tension . . . But he is equally good at characterizing his vulnerable, conflicted protagonists . . . Powerful." -Daily Express "Dan Fesperman's novels always offer interesting and thought-provoking commentary on contemporary world events and inThe Amateur Spyhe tackles Middle East terrorism with a story that contains a disquietingly topical element . . . A fine thriller to add to his impressive body of work." -Sunday Telegraph
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Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Series
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Pages
384 Pages
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