The Amateur Paperback - 2007
by Robert Littell
A spy thriller classic from the author of The Company
Before Robert Littell vaulted onto the bestseller lists with The Company, The Amateur, which has been long out of print, established him as a contemporary master of the espionage thriller. In this sleek and murderous novel, Charlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the CIA, a quiet man in a quiet back-office job. But when his fiancée is murdered by terrorists and the Agency decides not to pursue her killers, Heller takes matters into his own hands. The fact that he is an amateur makes him all the more dangerous.Mind-blowing in its intelligence, pulse-pounding in its suspense, The Amateur is a stunner.
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Before Robert Littell vaulted onto the bestseller lists with The Company, The Amateur, which has been long out of print, established him as a contemporary master of the espionage thriller. In this sleek and murderous novel, Charlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the CIA, a quiet man in a quiet back-office job. But when his fiancée is murdered by terrorists and the Agency decides not to pursue her killers, Heller takes matters into his own hands. The fact that he is an amateur makes him all the more dangerous. Mind-blowing in its intelligence, pulse-pounding in its suspense, The Amateur is a stunner.
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- Title The Amateur
- Author Robert Littell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 252
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York, NY
- Date July 31, 2007
- ISBN 9780143038146 / 0143038141
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.46 x 5.56 x 0.63 in (21.49 x 14.12 x 1.60 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Spy stories, Revenge
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
A taut, chilling plot and a protagonist as memorable as one of Len DeightonÆs, or le CarrTÆs Smiley. (The New York Times Book Review)
One of the best . . . a thoroughly professional and surprise-filled work. (Los Angeles Times)
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