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The Increment

David Ignatius

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From a hidden enclave in the maze of Tehran, an Iranian scientist who calls himself "Dr. Ali" sends an encrypted message to the CIA. It falls to Harry Pappas to decide if it's for real. Dr. Ali sends more secrets of the Iranian bomb program to the agency, then panics. He's being followed, but he doesn't know who's onto him, and neither does Pappas. The White House is no help--they're looking for a pretext to attack Tehran.

To get his agent out, Pappas turns to a secret British spy team known as "The Increment," whose operatives carry the modern version of the double-O "license to kill." But the real story here is infinitely more complicated than he understands, and to get to the bottom of it he must betray his own country.

The Increment is The Spy Who Came In from the Cold set in Iran, with a dose of Graham Greene's The Human Factor to highlight the subtleties of betrayal.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 2009
  • Pages: 400
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.30in - 6.48in - 1.36in - 1.30lb
  • EAN: 9780393065046
  • Categories: • Thrillers - Espionage

About the Author

Ignatius, David: - David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for four decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Washington, DC.

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The best spy thriller...Ignatius has ever written....The novel shows us Ignatius...working at the top of his powers well within the boundaries of this genre. The result is superb spy fiction.--Alan Cheuse "National Public Radio"
Mr. Ignatius is one of those rare writers who understands the gestalt of the intelligence community--gets its culture and its modus vivendi spot on.--John Weisman "Washington Times"

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