The Tears of Autumn

De: Charles McCarry

Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki

Spun with unsettling plausibility from the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and featuring secret agent Paul Christopher, The Tears of Autumn is a tour de force of action and enigma.

Christopher, at the height of his powers, believes he knows who arranged the assassination and why. His theory is so destructive of the legend of the dead president, though, and so dangerous to the survival of foreign policy, that he is ordered to desist from investigating. But Christopher is a man who lives by, and for, the truth, and his internal compunctions force him to the heart of the matter.

The Tears of Autumn is an incisive study of power and a brilliant commentary on the force of illusion, the grip of superstition, and the overwhelming strength of blood and family in the affairs of a nation.

©1974 Charles McCarry (P)2005 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Charles McCarry...resides in the upper echelon of spy fiction's Mount Olympus." (Boston Globe)
"Fascinating, entirely credible....This political thriller catches the reader and commands him to finish." (Peter Benchley)

Classic Spy Fiction

One of the great spy novels tightly plotted and beautifully written. The narration is first rate the cadence just rolls over you

Far more than a great mystery, remarkable literature in its own right

The character development is excellent. The protagonist is complete and believable, as is the plot. Indeed the plot and the dialogue possess an authenticity that only comes from a writer with full grasp of his subject matter and real world experience. Gripping, but without artifice or hyperbole. A rare treat.

the author thinks too highly of the CIA

Ian Fleming and the like are propaganda, John LaCarre and the like are closer to reality.

Wow! Release the files!

A relatively shower read, this book presents a great storyline related to the JFK assignation. Narration is good and story keeps one’s interest along the way.

Without Equal

McCarry’s brilliance with the written word transcends the Espionage genre. Every time I repeat a reading of the Christopher series of books, I marvel at their freshness and insight, and always learn something new.

P J Harris