David Ignatius: Bloodmoney (USA 2012) From the Publisher: David Ignatius: Bloodmoney. A Novel of Espionage. W. W. Norton, ISBN: 9780393341799 (June, 2012), 384 p., $15.95.
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David Ignatius: Bloodmoney (UK 2012) From the Publisher: INGENIOUS. INFILTRATED. David Ignatius: Bloodmoney. When secret agents find their secrets sold. Quercus, ISBN: 9780857384911 (March, 2012), 512 p., £7.99.
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David Ignatius: Bloodmoney (USA 2011) From the Publisher: Someone in Pakistan is killing the members of a new CIA intelligence unit that is trying to buy peace with America's enemies. It falls to Sophie Marx, a young CIA officer with a big chip on her shoulder, to figure out who's doing the killing and why. Her starting point is Alphabet Capital, the London hedge fund that has been providing cover for this secret operation, but the investigation soon widens to include the capitals of the Middle East and the cruel hills of South Waziristan. Sophie thinks she has the backing of her hard-nosed boss, Jeffrey Gertz, and his genial mentor at headquarters, Cyril Hoffman. In addition, she gets help from the well-mannered lieutenant general heading Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate. But the closer Sophie gets to her quarry, the more she realizes that nothing in this gallery of mirrors is quite what it seems. This is a theater of violence and retribution, in which the last act is one that Sophie could not have imagined. David Ignatius has written a disturbing and compelling novel where the price of unchecked government is paid in blood, and peace can be bought only through betrayal. David Ignatius: Bloodmoney. A Novel of Espionage. W. W. Norton, ISBN: 9780393078114 (June, 2011), 372 p., $25.95.
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David Ignatius: Bloodmoney (UK 2011) From the Publisher: The war of intelligence between Pakistan and the USA is raging. America is on the alert. Within this tense environment, it is unsurprising that Howard Egan's worst fears about his latest mission are confirmed, and he later disappears without a trace. Sophie Marx - a US officer noted for her beauty and determination - is tasked with investigating the incident, but when several of Egan's 'invisible' agents are murdered, it becomes clear that there are darker forces at work than first realized. Embarking on a game of cat and mouse in Los Angeles, Karachi, and the financial heart of London, Sophie and her team must try to plug the leak before it's too late. However, in a world created and sustained by multiple identities, the truth is hard to find. David Ignatius: Bloodmoney. Quercus, ISBN: 9780857384898 (May, 2011), 485 p., £12.99.
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