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For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished. Including: * Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special ops cell. * James Grady writing about an Arab undercover FBI agent with an active cell. * Joseph Finder riffing on a Boston architect who's convinced his Persian neighbors are up to no good. * John Lawton concocting a Len Deighton-esque story about British intelligence. * Stephen Hunter thrilling us with a tale about a WWII brigade. Full list of Contributors: James Grady, Charles McCarry, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, John Lawton, John Weisman, Stephen Hunter, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell, Andrew Klavan, Robert Wilson, Dan Fesperman, Stella Rimington, Olen Steinhauer

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307477517

ISBN-139780307477514

eBay Product ID (ePID)78661395

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Book TitleAgents of Treachery

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicThrillers / Espionage

GenreFiction

AuthorOtto Penzler

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Only Otto Penzler could bring together this dream team of espionage fiction-the short stories by some of America's most original thriller writers constitute an instant classic. Joseph Finder might be said to have supplied the tone for this splendid collection with the first line of his yarn: 'I can't shake the feeling that they're up to something.' The members of this dream team all are!"--Robert Littell "The sheer variety of distinctive voices here gives us espionage fiction at its most pleasurable--impossible to read just one."--Joseph Kanon "In Agents of Treachery, Otto Penzler doesn't just get A-plus talent--he does the real magic trick--he gets A-plus stories out of them. Embrace your inner spy and join the secret club."--Brad Meltzer From the Trade Paperback edition., "Only Otto Penzler could bring together this dream team of espionage fiction-the short stories by some of America's most original thriller writers constitute an instant classic. Joseph Finder might be said to have supplied the tone for this splendid collection with the first line of his yarn: 'I can't shake the feeling that they're up to something.' The members of this dream team all are!"--Robert Littell "The sheer variety of distinctive voices here gives us espionage fiction at its most pleasurable--impossible to read just one."--Joseph Kanon "In Agents of Treachery, Otto Penzler doesn't just get A-plus talent--he does the real magic trick--he gets A-plus stories out of them. Embrace your inner spy and join the secret club."--Brad Meltzer

Lccn2009-048015

Target AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal813.087208054

Lc Classification NumberPs648.S85a38 2010

Table of ContentIntroduction Otto Penzler The End of the String Charles McCarry Section 7(a) (Operational) Lee Child Destiny City James Grady Neighbors Joseph Finder East of Suez, West of Charing Cross Road John Lawton Father's Day John Weisman Casey at the Bat Stephen Hunter Max Is Calling Gayle Lynds The Interrogator David Morrell Sleeping with My Assassin Andrew Klavan The Hamburg Redemption Robert Wilson The Courier Dan Fesperman Hedged In Stella Rimington You Know What's Going On Olen Steinhauer

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Agents of Treachery by Otto Penzler (2010, Trade Paperback)