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Body of Lies: A Novel

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CIA soldier Roger Ferris has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission— to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks. This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity. When it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service. But can Ferris trust him?

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The novel made into the major motion picture released October 2008, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe: "Clever [and] well-paced, Body of Liesis hard to put down."'"John Miller, Wall Street Journal

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A tale of counterterrorism from an author who "ranks with Graham Greene in his knowledge of espionage and the human heart" (Publishers Weekly).

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Emerging from a tour of duty in Iraq with a badly injured leg, CIA soldier Roger Ferris takes on a mission to infiltrate the network of a master terrorist and bases his plan on a British intelligence operation from World War II before finding himself caught in a dangerous web and depending on a dubiously trustworthy intelligence head. Reprint.
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About the Author

David Ignatius, a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for more than twenty-five years. His novels include Agents of Innocence, Body of Lies, and The Increment. He lives in Washington, DC.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393066708
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
Espionage
Author:
Ignatius, David
Author:
David, Ignatius
Subject:
Espionage/Intrigue
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Jewish
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Subject:
Terrorists
Subject:
Europe
Subject:
Spy stories
Subject:
Middle East
Subject:
Audio Books-Popular Fiction
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Subject:
Popular Fiction-Contemporary Thrillers
Subject:
Popular Fiction-Technothrillers
Subject:
Sale Books-Popular Titles
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Subject:
Fiction : Espionage
Subject:
Fiction : Media Tie-In - General
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
eBooks
Language:
English
Pages:
352
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Body of Lies: A Novel
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Product details 352 pages W. W. Norton - English 9780393066708 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , The novel made into the major motion picture released October 2008, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe: "Clever [and] well-paced, Body of Liesis hard to put down."'"John Miller, Wall Street Journal
"Synopsis" by , A tale of counterterrorism from an author who "ranks with Graham Greene in his knowledge of espionage and the human heart" (Publishers Weekly).
"Synopsis" by , Emerging from a tour of duty in Iraq with a badly injured leg, CIA soldier Roger Ferris takes on a mission to infiltrate the network of a master terrorist and bases his plan on a British intelligence operation from World War II before finding himself caught in a dangerous web and depending on a dubiously trustworthy intelligence head. Reprint.
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