The Shanghai Factor
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Former CIA officer Charles McCarry tells the story of a young American spy sent to Shanghai to learn Mandarin and wait for orders. The unnamed narrator begins an affair with a mysterious woman who may work for Chinese intelligence, then takes a job with a powerful businessman suspected of ties to the Chinese state. Caught between rival intelligence services, he struggles to know whom to trust. The novel offers a realistic picture of espionage between China and the United States.
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- Anthony Bourdain: “a glorious spy novel. Witty, knowing. Delicious.”