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An Agent in Place

An Agent in Place Trade paperback - 2005

by Littell, Robert

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With An Agent in Place, Robert Littell proves once again that he is a master storyteller in the ranks of John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Graham Greene. Deep in the vastness of the Pentagon and the bowels of the massive KGB center in Moscow are old Cold Warriors who refuse to fade away. Yet how can they wage their battles when there are no enemies anymore? Their answer is Ben Bassett. Sent to Moscow as a lowly embassy 'housekeeper,' Bassett meets a fiercely independent, passionate Russian poet, Aïda Zavaskaya, and falls under her spell. Together they become pawns in a dreadful game that leads to the clandestine heart of the Soviet system itself.

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New York: Penguin Books, 2005. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x8. First printing. Page ridges lightly soiled. 2005 Trade Paperback. 302 pp. In Moscow as a low-level diplomat, Ben Bassett meets an independent poet named Aida Zavaskaya, and they enter into a passionate love affair and become caught in a plan to return the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to the cold war days.
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  • Title An Agent in Place
  • Author Littell, Robert
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 302
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date 2005
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2339578
  • ISBN 9780143035640 / 0143035649
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.46 x 5.58 x 0.68 in (21.49 x 14.17 x 1.73 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005276149
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

With An Agent in Place, Robert Littell proves once again that he is a master storyteller in the ranks of John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Graham Greene. Deep in the vastness of the Pentagon and the bowels of the massive KGB center in Moscow are old Cold Warriors who refuse to fade away. Yet how can they wage their battles when there are no enemies anymore? Their answer is Ben Bassett. Sent to Moscow as a lowly embassy "housekeeper," Bassett meets a fiercely independent, passionate Russian poet, Aïda Zavaskaya, and falls under her spell. Together they become pawns in a dreadful game that leads to the clandestine heart of the Soviet system itself.

From the publisher

Robert Littell was born, raised, and educated in New York. A former Newsweek editor specializing in Soviet affairs, he left journalism in 1970 to write fiction full time. Connoisseurs of the spy novel have elevated Robert Littell to the genre's highest ranks, and Tom Clancy wrote that “if Robert Littell didn’t invent the spy novel, he should have.” He is the author of fifteen novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Company and Legends, the 2005 L.A. Times Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery. He currently lives in France.

Media reviews

"Robert Littell is the American le Carré." —The New York Times



"All a thriller should be—intricately plotted, suspenseful, and convincing". —The Washington Post

About the author

Robert Littell was born, raised, and educated in New York. A former "Newsweek" editor specializing in Soviet affairs, he left journalism in 1970 to write fiction full time. Connoisseurs of the spy novel have elevated Robert Littell to the genre's highest ranks, and Tom Clancy wrote that if Robert Littell didn t invent the spy novel, he should have. He is the author of fifteen novels, including the "New York Times" bestseller "The Company and Legends," the 2005 "L.A. Times" Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery. He currently lives in France."