Charlie's apprentice
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Word Count
108,750 words, Guess
Page Count
435 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100712645748
- ISBN-139780712645744
- Goodreads3886076
- LibraryThing474055
- Library of Congress Control Number95150153
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPR6056.R43 C43 1993
- LCCPR6056.R43C43 1993
Description
Charlie Muffin, most devious of spies, has lived through the Cold War, outlasted the Soviet Union, circumvented the most lethal schemes of the late KGB, and survived a love affair with former KGB agent Natalia Fedova. Is it time to put him out to pasture? Director General Peter Miller, Charlie's new director, thinks so and turns Charlie into a schoolmaster, a teacher of spies. All seems set for Charlie in his new role until his apprentice, John Gower, is sent to Beijing to extract a British agent. Gower's mission quickly becomes a failure as he is imprisoned within days of his arrival, and Miller reluctantly dispatches Charlie to rescue Gower before he reveals all in the face of certain torture. But in espionage, the truth is elusive, dangerous, and never what you expect, and as Charlie gets more deeply involved he begins to wonder who is really pulling the strings now that the Cold War is over.
Description
As the Soviet Union dissolves, a long-buried secret puts Charlie & rsquo;s life in danger & mdash;againCharlie Muffin shouldn & rsquo;t be condemned for mourning the end of the Cold War. For decades the KGB provided him with endless professional success and now that it & rsquo;s gone, Charlie is nearly out of a job. Removed from active duty, he is now training new recruits on operations in a post-Soviet era. It & rsquo;s dull work that leaves Charlie yearning for the adventures of old and this time, he & rsquo;ll get more than he bargained for. One of Charlie & rsquo;s first pupils is arrested within days of arriving in Beijing to extract a blown British agent. Now Charlie must go to China and get both of them out. Meanwhile, someone is searching for Charlie & mdash;Natalia Fedova, a former lover, who surfaces with a new job high up in Russian intelligence and a daughter she says is his. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author & rsquo;s personal collection.
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