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Jessica
Mar 24, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: china, spy
The ending is something of a letdown in the too-pat sense, but Cumming clearly understands his subject well and does a nice job capturing the ambiguities and challenges inherent in spy life. Well worth the read for those who like a more literary spy novel and Sinophiles.
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