The Amateur

The Amateur

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A spy thriller classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitriona Balfe, and Laurence FishburneBefore Robert Littell vaulted onto the bestseller lists with his New York Times bestselling CIA novel The Company, The Amateur established him as a contemporary master of the espionage thriller.Charlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the CIA, a quiet man in a quiet back-office job. But when his fiancée is murdered by terrorists and the Agency decides not to pursue her killers, Heller takes matters into his own hands. The fact that he is an amateur makes him all the more dangerous. Mind-blowing in its intelligence, pulse-pounding in its suspense, The Amateur is a sleek and stunning novel of revenge. Now a major motion picture from 20th Century Studios starring Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitriona Balfe, and Laurence Fishburne.

Additional information

Weight0.37 kg
Dimensions13.97 × 20.96 cm
PubliCanadanadation City/Country

USA

ISBN 10

1641296887

About The Author

Robert Littell is the author of nineteen other highly acclaimed novels, many about the Cold War and the Soviet Union, including his masterwork, New York Times bestseller The Company, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award winner for best mystery-thriller Legends. An American born in Brooklyn, Robert Littell now lives in France.

Praise for The Amateur “A taut, chilling plot and a protagonist as memorable as one of Len Deighton’s, or le Carré’s Smiley.” —The New York Times Book Review   “A first rate thriller . . . Littell is a terrific writer.” —Chicago Tribune “One of the best . . . a thoroughly professional and surprise-filled work.” —Los Angeles Times

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