Morning Spy, Evening Spy, Colin MacKinnon
Morning Spy, Evening Spy, Colin MacKinnon
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Morning Spy, Evening Spy

Author: Colin MacKinnon

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 11 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

Colin MacKinnon, praised by the New Yorker for capturing "the le Carr├® manner," breathes life into historical fact with this gripping, fast-paced novel about the search for bin Laden in the months leading to 9/11. An Afghan resistance fighter of the 1980s, once on the CIA payroll, has come back to haunt the agency. Kareem has become an enemy working with al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He has arranged the murder of an American CIA agent in Pakistan, which may compromise an intricate, long-planned CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden. CIA officer Paul Patterson, who had run Kareem as an agent during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, sets out to track him down. Patterson navigates a shadow land of intrigue in England, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, where truth and lies seem to merge.

About Colin MacKinnon

Colin MacKinnon has worked as chief editor of Middle East Executive Reports, Iran country coordinator for Amnesty International, and as director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies in Tehran. He holds a PhD in Near Eastern languages and an MS in journalism from Columbia University, and has taught at universities in Iran as well as at Columbia University and Georgetown. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

About Dick Hill

Dick Hill was one of the most awarded narrators in the business. We was named by AudioFile magazine as a Golden Voice and also as a Voice of the Century. He earned several of the prestigious annua Audie Awards for Best Narration and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he both acted in and wrote for the theater. He passed away in 2022.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pete on October 30, 2024

This novel gave me insight into how the CIA operates and I found that interesting. The dialogue was snappy and I like that. He introduced numerous characters and it was difficult to track the multitude. I also liked his sub-plot on the Arab terrorists and how they infiltrated the U.S. plus the effor......more

Goodreads review by Coki on November 14, 2008

Listening to. Really have to pay attention because there are a lot of dates and people and spy stuff. - very detailed spy stuff. Interspersed with details from pre 9/11 which adds an interesting context. Took forever to get through because I truly had a hard time keeping track of all the names and d......more

Goodreads review by Randolph on March 21, 2025

In the months leading up to 9/11, an agent is killed in a targeted shooting. The story is about tracking down his killer. The main character, Paul Patterson, is a middle-aged agent in the CIA. He is tracking down the killer in a methodical, research-oriented process. There is very little action in t......more

Goodreads review by Robert on May 10, 2022

Colin MacKinnon has written an outstanding book filled with authentic trade-craft from the Intelligence Community. I could not put this book down ! Semper Fi, Dr Robert Zerby Falls Church, Virginia zerby1948@gmail.com......more

Goodreads review by Anderson on July 15, 2017

It was pretty psychological. I think it could be for teens 17+ ?......more

Quotes

“Mixing fact and fiction effectively, MacKinnon…shows great insight into the inner workings of U.S. intelligence. His clipped prose style, descriptive discipline and tone-perfect dialogue elevate this thriller above the pack.” Publishers Weekly

“A haunting, disturbingly realistic portrait of the failings, organizational and personal, that opened up the skies for 9/11…[A] rising sense of sorrowful frustration…pays off in a gut punch of an ending." Booklist

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