| Title : | The Book of Spies : An Anthology of Literary Espionage | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Alan Furst, Editor | | Publisher: | New York : Modern Library | | Publication Date: | 2002 | | Series: | The Modern Library classics | | Pagination: | xi, 374 p. | | Size: | 21 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-375-75959-8 | | Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) | | Descriptors: | Spy stories
| | Class number: | 813.54 | | Abstract: | For centuries, emperors, historians, and even the Vatican have tried to locate Ivan the Terrible's lost collection of magnificent works, the real-life Library of Gold. Now one of the volumes, The Book of Spies, has surfaced, as have its clandestine owners—a cabal of the globe's most powerful, dangerous men. When the CIA discovers a connection between the legendary library and a bank account linked to terrorists, they bring in rare-books curator Eva Blake. Soon an attempt is made on Eva's life—and she is on the run. Determined not only to survive but to uncover the truth, Eva turns to the only person she can trust: Judd Ryder, a former intelligence officer with a troubled past and an agenda of his own. Racing from London to Rome, Istanbul to Athens, it's up to Judd and Eva to track down the gold-covered, bejeweled books in the fabulous library—and find a way to stay ahead of the men who will stop at nothing to protect their interests... and are dead-set on keeping their secrets hidden. | | Contents note: | Eric Ambler: From A coffin for Dimitrios; Anthony Burgess: From Tremor of intent; Joseph Conrad: from Under western eyes; Maxim Gorky: From The spy; Graham Greene: From The quiet American; John Le Carré: From The honourable schoolboy; Compton Mackenzie: From Water on the brain; W. Somerset Maugham: From Ashenden; Charles McCarry: From The tears of autumn; Baroness Emmuska Orczy: From The scarlet pimpernel; John Steinbeck: From The moon is down; Rebecca West: from The birds fall down; | | Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=16862 |
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The Book of Spies
