The November Man - Softcover

Granger, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449142450 ISBN 13: 9780449142455

Publisher: Fawcett, 1979

Synopsis

(Previously published as There Are No Spies.)

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING PIERCE BROSNAN - IN THEATERS AUGUST 27TH!

The classic thriller featuring the lethally cool U.S. government spy code-named The November Man

The president learned long ago that the CIA could not be trusted. And so he created his own group of deadly efficient men to gather independent intelligence: a watchdog organization to keep the CIA in check. R Section was born.

"There are no spies . . . "

Until he heard those four simple words, Devereaux thought he'd left his days in R Section behind. He was no longer The November Man, an American field officer in the vice-grip of duty and danger--and the most brilliant agent R Section had ever produced. When he receives the cryptic message from Hanley, his former handler, Devereaux has no idea he's about to be reactivated into a mission to save both his life and R Section itself. He's not aware that a beautiful KGB agent has been ordered to stalk and kill him-or that Hanley is now in a government-subsidized asylum for people with too many secrets. And he doesn't know that zero hour ticks closer for an operation to catch a master spy . . . with Devereaux the designated pawn.

What The November Man doesn't know can kill him.

About this title

About the Author

An award-winning novelist and reporter, Bill Granger began his literary career in 1979 with Code Name November (first published as The November Man), the book that became an international sensation and introduced the cool American spy who later gave rise to a whole series. His second novel, Public Murders, a Chicago police procedural, won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1981.
In all, Bill Granger published twenty-two novels, including thirteen in the November Man series, and three nonfiction books. His books have been translated into ten languages. He also wrote for the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, Time, and The New Republic, contributing articles about crime, cops, politics, and covering such events as the race riots of the late 1960's and the 1968 Democratic Convention. Bill Granger passed away in 2012.

Review

"Once again Bill Granger has proved why he's America's best spy novelist."―Ed McBain

"Plenty of suspense...the November Man yarns just get better and better."―People

"Stylishly written, suspenseful, and chock-full of the neat little gimicks of spycraft...The return of the November Man is good news for fans."―Houston Post

Edition details

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0449142450
• ISBN 13: 9780449142455
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 348