false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179079639m/871695.jpg 871695 14 Paul Christopher, at the height of his powers as a secret agent, believes he knows who arranged the assassination and why. His theory is so destructive of the legend of the dead president, though, and so dangerous to the survival of foreign policy that he is ordered to desist from investigating. But Christopher is a man who lives by and for the truth, and his internal compunctions force him to the heart of the matter. He resigns from the Agency and embarks on a tour of investigation that takes him from Paris to Rome, Zurich, the Congo, and Saigon. Threatened by Kennedy's assassins and by his own government, Christopher follows the scent of his suspicion - one breath behind the truth, one step ahead of discovery and death. 857061 1974 Tears of Autumn total:94|5:29|4:40|3:21|2:4|1:0| 94 376 162 17 5 1 false false Fri Dec 28 13:48:39 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 13:48:39 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 18:26:39 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 20:23:13 -0700 2009
I'm loving McCarry's writing style; precise without being too concise and maintaining the poetry of words... but I didn't think this book was as good as The Miernik Dossier. Maybe that's because I'm not that into conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy Assassination (which ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 10 03:23:07 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 10:24:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 20:57:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 08:09:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 03 20:56:18 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 21:01:33 -0800 2007
It runs a very spare 276 pages. If this had been written by a contemporary author in the suspense genre, the book would be at least 600 pages, more than 1/2 of which would be pure padding. McCarry is the model of efficient writing...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:20:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:32:31 -0700 2008
This novel was my first direct contact with CIA agent Paul Christopher, who in this case discovers some truths about the assassination of President Kennedy that are so threatening to Kennedy's lega...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 10:19:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 10:19:51 -0700 2009 http://steelbrassnwood.livejournal.com/9...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 07:05:26 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 07:08:34 -0700 2008 McCarry writes authoritatively - having served as an intelligence officer doesn't make h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 29 15:50:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 15:52:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Oct 12 10:12:59 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 10:14:31 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 11 10:41:53 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 10:42:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 09 23:55:56 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 16 17:57:12 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Aug 11 18:27:45 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 18:28:35 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 21 10:23:12 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 10:23:52 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 16 08:09:55 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 08:11:06 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Mar 27 07:06:35 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 07:06:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 15 06:00:19 -0700 2008 Tue May 26 13:16:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 18:50:17 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 18:50:17 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 11:22:22 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 11:22:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 09:54:02 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 09:54:02 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=871695