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by: Charles McCarry
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Binding: Paperback
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Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: April 26, 2005
Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account
Sales Rank: 73855
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Product Description:
Charles McCarry is considered by many to be the master of world-class spy fiction, garnering praise from peers and critics alike for his riveting novels. Christopher Buckley wrote that McCarry “is not only one of the best writers in America but one of the most important. He dazzles, from epigraph to epilogue,” and the Los Angeles Times hailed his work as “first rate, in the tradition of the best espionage fiction, John Buchan to Eric Ambler and John le Carré.” In this magnificent new novel, which the Washington Post named a Best Book of the Year, McCarry returns to the world of his legendary character Paul Christopher—who has mysteriously disappeared. Led by Christopher’s cousin Horace, a group of his retired colleagues—the “Old Boys” from the Outfit—embark on a thrilling worldwide search for the master spy and an ancient scroll that may reveal an unspeakably dangerous truth.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Not my type
Not what I would usually read and did not hold my interest as some books do. I bought it on the off chance I would enjoy it and it wasn't one of my best picks. Worth what I paid for it though.
Rating: - Remarkably flat and unexciting
I hesitate to be too unkind about this book because Charles McCarry is getting on in years and doesn't need me to dump all over what could be his last book. He has also put some effort into this work (120,000-word books don't write themselves). That said, "Old Boys" is remarkably unthrilling for a thriller. I gave up reading Alan Furst's books because you know nothing will ever happen to the hero and it's the same with McCarry. The book starts as a group of geriatric former agents gathers to try ... Read More
Rating:  - Xenophobic cartoon
I could have been okay with this book as a light summer read, what else could it be with its grossly exaggerated characters and comic book plot. The deal breaker turned out to be that I couldn't stand the protagonist and threw the book in the garbage 2/3s of the way through it. The character celebrates the worst stereotypes of a right wing, ethnocentric US government operative. He belongs to a club that is (apparently) for whites only, all the cabbies are shady South Asians, all the Russians are ... Read More
Rating:  - I'm Not An Espionage Fan...
...but I'm a big fan of the work of Charles McCarry. This is the best flat-out adventure novel he's ever written and it's obvious that he had a great time doing it. Oddly enough, in all the good reviews this novel has received, there has been very little praise given to the humor it contains. 'Old Boys' is not only beautifully written, well-plotted and marvelously paced, it's very humorous...in a very quiet way. I enjoyed and admire this book a great deal.
Rating:  - disappointment
Charles McCarry is one of my favourite writers, and his book The Last Supper is excellent. After I read another of his accomplished works, Second Sight, I bought his last offering Old Boys. I've been eagerly waiting for this book for many years as I wanted to know what had happened with Paul Christopher and his mother Lory and to get to the end of this very enthralling and captivating story.
In his last book, Old Boys, McCary writes an amusing and interesting story (although the last ... Read More
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