The Better Angels - Hardcover

McCarry, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525066314 ISBN 13: 9780525066316

Publisher: Dutton, 1979

Synopsis

When Charles McCarry's The Better Angels was first published almost thirty years ago, one reviewer lamented that his premise--that terrorists would use passenger-filled airliners as tools of terror--was so incredible as to be an obstacle to the reader's suspension of disbelief. In retrospect, this was to be just one of many of the novel's facets that would prove to be prophetic.

The novel takes place in an election year, close to the turn of the century, in a deeply polarized America. The presidential race matches a tall, lantern-jawed liberal against a far-right former businessman with deep ties to the energy industry. The principal threat to the country comes from Islamic terrorists who are almost impossible to track down, are led by an Arab prince made rich by oil, and are desperate to acquire nuclear bombs to use against Israel or major American cities.

And the similarities don't end there. Written at the height of the Cold War, McCarry's foresight and crisp language produced a masterpiece perhaps more applicable to the world today as it was when first written.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles McCarry is the author, most recently, of Christopher’s Ghosts, and has written ten acclaimed novels featuring Paul Christopher and his family (all available from Overlook). During the Cold War, he was an intelligence officer operating under deep cover in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Review:

Praise for Charles McCarry
"There is no better American spy novelist."-Time

"McCarry+s novels are among the best of out time."-Wall Street Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0525066314
• ISBN 13: 9780525066316
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282