The Unlikely Spy
by Daniel Silva
Taste attributes: espionagethrillerwarhistoricalfastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty spy novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
In wartime," Winston Churchill wrote, "truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies." For Britain's counterintelligence operations, this meant finding the unlikeliest agent imaginable-a history professor named Alfred Vicary, handpicked by Churchill himself to expose a highly dangerous, but unknown, traitor.
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- Author
- Daniel Silva
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 544
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