Old Boys

Master spy Paul Christopher is back ... or is he?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 "e;is not only one of the best writers in America but one of the most important. He dazzles, from epigraph to epilogue,"e; and the Los Angeles Times hailed his work as "e;first rate, in the tradition of the best espionage fiction, John Buchan to Eric Ambler and John le Carre."e;In this magnificent novel, Charles McCarry returns to the world of his legendary character Paul Christopher-the savvy intelligence agent as skilled at choosing a fine wine as he is at tradecraft, at once sophisticated and dangerous, and no stranger to the world of dirty tricks. Now Paul Christopher has mysteriously disappeared. Months pass, and a memorial service is held for him in Washington. But a group of his retired colleagues-the "e;Old Boys"e; from the Outfit-refuse to believe Christopher is dead. Led by Christopher's cousin Horace, the Old Boys embark on a thrilling worldwide search for the master spy and an ancient scroll that may reveal an unspeakably dangerous truth.