Legends: A Novel of Dissimulation - Hardcover

Littell, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585676969 ISBN 13: 9781585676965

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2005

Synopsis

Robert Littell is the undisputed master of American spy fiction, hailed for his profound grasp of the world of international espionage. His previous novel, The Company, an international bestseller, was praised as "one of the best spy novels ever written" (Chicago Tribune). For his new novel, Legends, Littell focuses on the life of one great agent caught in a "wilderness of mirrors" where both remembering and forgetting his past are deadly options. Martin Odum is a CIA field agent turned private detective, struggling his way through a labyrinth of past identities - "legends" in CIA parlance. Is he really Martin Odum? Or is he Dante Pippen, an IRA explosives maven? Or Lincoln Dittmann, Civil War expert? These men like different foods, speak different languages, have different skills. Is he suffering from multiple personality disorder, brainwashing, or simply exhaustion? Can Odum trust the CIA psychiatrist? Or Stella Kastner, a young Russian woman who engages him to find her brother-in-law so he can give her sister a divorce. As Odum redeploys his dormant tradecraft skills to solve Stella's case, he travels the globe battling mortal danger and psychological disorientation. Part Three Faces of Eve, part The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, and always pure Robert Littell, Legends―from unforgettable opening to astonishing ending―again proves Littell's unparalleled prowess as a seductive storyteller.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Who is Martin Odum? A retired spy, or a "legend", a false identity created by the CIA? The answer is in the gripping new novel by the author of 'The Company'.

About the Author:

Robert Littell's novels include the New York Times bestseller The Company, The October Circle, Mother Russia, The Amateur, The Once and Future Spy, An Agent in Place, The Visiting Professor, and Walking Back the Cat. A former Newsweek journalist, he is an American currently living in France.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1585676969
• ISBN 13: 9781585676965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 386