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Lädt ... Charlie M (1977)von Brian Freemantle
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Charlie is an embarrassing anachronism, a product of the cold war. But, despite Charlie's new boss, Charlie sets out to make things right when dealing with a possible defection of a KBG general. ( ) I've never ever read anything by Brian Freemantle. A couple weeke ago I saw the movie "Charlie Muffin" with David Hemmings, and I just got plain curious. I just had to get my hands on the book. When I finally did, I almost read it in just one sitting. Sometimes I just burst out laughing. The book is tremendously funny. There's a scene where Charlie takes off his socks complaining that his feet are wet. What ensues is out-and-out hilarious. I can't tell the rest without spoilers. If Lt. Columbo had been a spy, he would have been Charlie Muffin... I'm planning on reading the entire series, starting immediately with "Here Comes Charlie M." Spy novels used to be as common as vampire romances today. This one stays in my memory because of its atypical hero. English spies used to be Oxbridge, here we have a grammar school boy who outwits his alleged social superiors at every turn. ETA: re-reading this after nearly 40 years I notice some slight stylistic defects, but the plot remains a stellar example of how to play two ends against the middle. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:A decidedly un-Bond-like British spy outwits the Sovietsâ??and his bossesâ??in this thriller from a multimillion-selling author that offers "pure delight" (Chicago Tribune). Charlie Muffin is an anachronism. He came into the intelligence service in the early 1950s, when the government, desperate for foot soldiers in the impending Cold War, dipped into the middle class for the first time. Despite a lack of upper-class bearing, Charlie survived twenty-five years on the espionage battle's front line: Berlin. But times have changed: The boys from Oxford and Cambridge are running the shop again, and they want to get rid of the middle-class spy who's a thorn in their side. They have decided that it's time for Charlie to be sacrificed. But Charlie Muffin didn't survive two decades in Berlin by being a pushover. He intends to go on protecting the realm, and won't let anyone from his own organization get in his way. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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