
The Increment
A Novel
David Ignatius(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 15. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-393-33831-7 (ISBN)
Description
Harry Pappas, chief of the CIA's Persia House, receives an encrypted message from a scientist in Tehran. But soon the source of secrets from the Iranian bomb program dries up: the scientist panics; he's being followed, but he doesn't know who's on to him, and neither does Harry. To get his agent out, Harry turns to a secret British spy team known as "The Increment," whose operatives carry the modern version of the double-O "license to kill." But the real story is infinitely more complicated than Harry understands, and to get to the bottom of it he must betray his own country.
Reviews / Votes
"A page-turner of the highest order." -- Publishers Weekly "A meticulously crafted, tightly woven tale...A thinking person's thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews "In a world where so much spy fiction is junk, it's refreshing to come across a book that enlightens as well as entertains." -- Washington TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-33831-7 (9780393338317)
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Person
David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for four decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Washington, DC.