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Charles McCarry

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January 01, 1930 in The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Literature & Fiction

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McCarry served in the United States Army, where he was a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, has been a small-town newspaperman, and was a speechwriter in the Eisenhower administration. From 1958 to 1967 he worked for the CIA, under deep cover in Europe, Asia, and Africa. However, his cover was not as a writer or journalist. He is married with four grown sons. His family is from The Berkshires area of western Massachusetts, where he currently lives.

McCarry was editor-at-large for National Geographic and has contributed pieces to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other national publications.

McCarry is best known for a series of books concerning the life of super spy Paul Christopher. Born in Germany befor...more

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Books by Charles McCarry

Average rating: 3.89 · 1,362 ratings · 204 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Tears of Autumn 3.97 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1975 — 18 editions	My rating:
	The Last Supper 4.06 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1983 — 18 editions	My rating:
	The Miernik Dossier 3.90 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1974 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Old Boys 3.69 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Christopher's Ghosts 3.83 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Secret Lovers: A Paul Christopher Novel 3.77 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1977 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Second Sight: A Paul Christopher Novel 3.84 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Shelley's Heart 3.67 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Better Angels 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Lucky Bastard:: A Novel 3.79 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	My rating:

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“Suddenly, in the here and now, everything depended on the houbara bustard.”
― Charles McCarry, Old Boys

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“(F)iction is...what ought to have been, not what actually was. At least, not exactly.”
― Charles McCarry

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