Hopscotch (2012)
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, - Fiction / Thrillers / Espionage -
NOT_MATURE -
Brian Garfield
Overview
<b>Bored with retirement, an ex-spy embarks on a dangerous game, in this Edgar Award winner from a crime writer who is "one of the best" ( <i>The New York Times</i>).</b> <br> <br> Miles Kendig is one of the CIA's top deep-cover agents, until an injury ruins him for active duty. Rather than take a desk job, he retires. But the tawdry thrills of civilian life—gambling, drinking, sex—offer none of the pleasures of the intelligence game. Even a Russian agent's offer to go to work against his old employers seems dull. Without the thrill of unpredictable conflict, Kendig skulks through Paris like the walking dead. <br> <br> To revive himself, he begins writing a tell-all memoir, divulging every secret he accumulated in his long career. Neither CIA nor KGB can afford to have it in print, and so he challenges them both: Until they catch him, a chapter will go to the publisher every week. Kendig's life is fun again, with survival on the line.