- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: Hutchinson; First Edition, First Printing edition (4 July 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091750261
- ISBN-13: 978-0091750268
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,527,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Ranks up there with Le Carré in a select class of two' --Daily Mail
'Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler, by any measure.' --P.J. O Rourke
'Second Sight is a deliciously subtle and fulfilling novel, the end of a great river of loves. This is the seventh and last novel of a unity which contained more truth and emotion [than] any other spy novel of that large conspiratorial genre.' --Richard Condon --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler, by any measure.' --P.J. O Rourke
'Second Sight is a deliciously subtle and fulfilling novel, the end of a great river of loves. This is the seventh and last novel of a unity which contained more truth and emotion [than] any other spy novel of that large conspiratorial genre.' --Richard Condon --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The seventh and last novel in the sequence featuring secret agent Paul Christopher and the counter-espionage agency, "The Outfit". Members of "The Outfit" are being kidnapped, and injected with truth serum to make them reveal agency secrets. Christopher is recruited to find the culprits.
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McCarry is the Best, Bar None
9 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Choosing the best Charles McCarry novel is like choosing the best Mozart Sonata. There is no best, there are only favorites. There is a lovely scene in this book where the head of the "Outfit," McCarry's version of the CIA, and his sweet, wonderful wife entertain a trendy rich radically chic couple. The scene sums up everything that was wrong about the 60s and even if the rest of the book wasn't such a delight, would make reading the book worthwhile.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Second Sight Sucked Me In
30 Aug 2003
Format:Hardcover
An entertaining spy novel. Have not read predicessors in the series, so had no expectations. Main characters were interesting, specially the evil ones.
Sceptics must suspend antigonism to premise that one main character has "second sight" that can affect outcome. It was a pleasure to read a novel written by an author who honors plot and knows his classics. And is obviously familair with the tricks of the spy trade. I plan to find McCarry's earlier spy novels and read them.
Sceptics must suspend antigonism to premise that one main character has "second sight" that can affect outcome. It was a pleasure to read a novel written by an author who honors plot and knows his classics. And is obviously familair with the tricks of the spy trade. I plan to find McCarry's earlier spy novels and read them.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Would probably have liked it better if I had read earlier books in the series
27 Feb 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Second Sight was my first exposure to Charles McCarry. I thought the story line was creative, and the characters fully drawn and compelling. Great stuff here for fans of the spy novel, especially if you like the early days of the CIA right after WWII.
But, as I was reading the book I could tell that there was a lot of history to these characters (and between these characters) that I was missing. The novel felt like a final good-bye to Paul Christopher and his compatriots. Only later did I fgure out that this was the last of the several Paul Christopher books. I will go back and read some of the earlier books in the series - and I recommend that you do too before reading Second Sight.
If you are already familiar with the series, then I have no doubt you will find this book a very enjoyable conclusion.
But, as I was reading the book I could tell that there was a lot of history to these characters (and between these characters) that I was missing. The novel felt like a final good-bye to Paul Christopher and his compatriots. Only later did I fgure out that this was the last of the several Paul Christopher books. I will go back and read some of the earlier books in the series - and I recommend that you do too before reading Second Sight.
If you are already familiar with the series, then I have no doubt you will find this book a very enjoyable conclusion.
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