The Last Supper

By: Charles McCarry

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Charles McCarry has been called the best American espionage writer who ever lived. Now, with the re-release of his classic Paul Christopher series, comes The Last Supper, a tour-de-force that traces the evolution of the OSS and the CIA from the aftermath of World War I through World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War.

To Paul Christopher, the world of espionage had become a region of the mad, in which men and women lived without conviction and were compelled by a craving for conspiracy. But now, he has to find the "mole" in the Outfit and demand justice from enemies, past and present. As he follows the twisting path of this secret American intelligence group, he discovers a trail of betrayal and violence that leads backward to the horrors of the Nazi era and plunges forward beyond the Vietnam War's labyrinth of lies.

©1983 Charles McCarry (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"The best spy novelists were once spies themselves, including le Carre, Greene, McCarry, and even Maugham." (The New York Times Book Review)
"McCarry is an ace spy novelist." (Publishers Weekly)

McCarry is a favorite

McCarry has the experience to write this high quality spy fiction. He is far superior to other writers in his genre.

The Last Supper

So hard to stop listening! Paul Christopher’s final hurrah. Love and intrigue…McCarry at his best.

Just got into this series

Excellent stuff. I'm Interested if anyone has a recommended reading order for other the novels after Last Supper.

Be aware of glitch at end of book

About 14 1/2 hours in the story jumps backwards about an hour and then goes through to finish from there. Other than that it is fantastic book. I was hooked from start to finish and can’t wait to experience more of his books

Fascinating Tale

Wonderful dialogue. McCarry kept my attention throughout the winding tale. Must be read after Tears of Autumn.

Classic

The definition of “a classic.” In this genre, it doesn’t get better than this. Rudnicki was excellent.

Issue with the audio

The last chapter #23 repeats the exact same part twice, it’s about 35 min that is duplicated

Written before "The Company"

Multi generational CIA book, definitely influenced Littell's "The Company"
Although the Company is a better book, Mccarry deserves credit. There aren't many good writers in this genre, so you have to take what you can get. None of these guys compares to Alan Furst, LeCarre's first "Call for the Dead" was his best, still no where near Furst.

Brilliant

Much more than filling in missing details of Christopher's family, this cements McCarry's story telling skills as the best in the genre, and in my view, beyond.

Entertaining and sometimes brutal events are like a river float, a calm current offeringf idyllic sunlit views, then, suddenly snarled in a dark swirl of danger and confusion.

The narrator's pace and voicing was perfect, knowing what was to remain hidden, lies so believable, tender cuts.

Loved it, and motivated to reread the other books in the collection.

dated but a good one

Female characters in the 1980s- typically shallow. But a good listen for sure
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