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查爾斯．麥卡瑞（Charles McCarry）被譽為美國最優秀的諜報小說大師，作品銷售超過百萬冊，《華爾街日報》盛讚其小說為「當代最傑出」，暢銷小說家李查德、Nelson DeMille對他評價甚至更甚勒卡雷！麥可瑞的上一本書《The Shanghai Factor》入圍2014年巴瑞獎最佳驚悚小說決選，獲選《衛報》年度好書榜，榮獲《致命快感》（Deadly Pleasures）雜誌年度最佳驚悚小說。

他在最新力作《The Mulberry Bush》裡描繪了一位一如哈姆雷特的主角，燃燒著父親沉冤未雪的憤怒，雙重間諜的身分使他在政治理想與個人復仇間擺盪與衝撞，在暴烈的背叛中走向教人屏息慨嘆的終局。

故事描述：
在布宜諾艾利斯的一座玫瑰園裡，一位不知姓名的美國間諜與一位知名阿根廷革命人士的女兒碰頭，兩人竟都不由自主地愛上對方。但美國人並非尋常間諜，他是獨立行動的孤狼，查無任何底細，入行前五年都效力「總部」，為其追捕中東恐怖份子。

然而對他信任有加的組織長官有所不知的是，年輕間諜心中其實埋藏另一個真正目的：為多年前在譏諷訕笑中遭「總部」逐出的父親復仇。間諜以為這位迷人的阿根廷女子會是他的盟友，她的雙親與他父親一樣都遭遇殘酷的命運。然而，當兩人的關係越來越緊密，間諜卻發現自己陷入一個糾纏著熱情、結盟、謊言，橫跨三大陸，追溯至冷戰時期的巨大危險網絡中。

《The Mulberry Bush》情節懸疑，情感氛圍濃烈而魅惑，探討當復仇成為最強烈政治動機的可能後果。

 

Charles McCarry worked under deep cover as a CIA operations officer in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is the author of thirteen critically acclaimed novels, including The Shanghai Factor and the classic spy thriller The Tears of Autumn, as well as numerous works of nonfiction.

 

“[An] exceptional spy novel . . . McCarry spins his riveting story in unexpected ways; the writing is always subdued but brilliant, leading unsuspecting readers to collide straight into the unforgiving wall of a stunning ending.”——出版人周刊，星級書評

“Like Shakespeare’s Prince Hamlet, the protagonist in this new novel from McCarry is a young man set on avenging the grievous wrong done to his deceased father . . . Just as Hamlet ends with an intricately choreographed scene of violent death, this novel concludes in a crescendo of lethal treachery, but not before McCarry, who has mined the rich vein of spycraft for decades, dazzles us with smart dialog, fascinating characters, and local exotica of wonderful variety and authenticity.”——圖書館期刊

“Classic noir themes of trust, motive, and tarnished ideals spin through this mordant, cerebral thriller about an agent on a two-tiered mission. Veteran thriller author and former CIA op McCarry opens this latest with a cracking good setup.”——科克斯評論

Praise for Charles McCarry:

"Charles McCarry is perhaps the best ever."—Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, on The Shanghai Factor

"Recognized as a spy novelist of uncommon gifts."—Washington Post, on The Old Boys