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16%OFFMark Harril Saunders - Ministers of Fire - 9780804011402 - V9780804011402
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Ministers of Fire

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Description for Ministers of Fire Hardback. Ministers of Fire opens in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1979, where, the author writes, "the world we know was born." CIA station chief Lucius Burling, an idealistic but flawed product of his nation's intelligence establishment, barely survives the assassination of the American ambassador. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3328 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.

Kabul, Afghanistan, 1979: CIA station chief Lucius Burling, an idealistic but flawed product of his nation’s intelligence establishment, barely survives the assassination of the American ambassador. Burling’s reaction to the murder, and his desire to understand its larger meaning, propel him on a journey of intrigue and betrayal that will reach its ultimate end in the streets of Shanghai, months after 9/11. A Chinese dissident physicist may (or may not) be planning to sell his country’s nuclear secrets, and in his story Burling, now living quietly as consul, recognizes the fingerprints of a covert operation, one without the obvious sanction ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Ohio, United States
ISBN
9780804011402
SKU
V9780804011402
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About Mark Harril Saunders
Mark Harril Saunders was born and raised in the Washington, D.C., area and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia, where he was a Henry Hoyns Fellow. He has traveled extensively in Europe, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, and China. His writing has appeared in the VQR, Boston Review, and the Virginian-Pilot, and ... Read more

Reviews for Ministers of Fire
“Ministers of Fire is a beautifully written, restrained, and passionate work by a writer who knows the ins and outs and intrigues of the New World Order all too well. His prose is alive with insight, his characters are both recognizable from the news and internally realized. His novel has psychological depth, action, and suspense. It’s a fine work ... Read more

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