{"product_id":"the-amateur-isbn-9781641296885","title":"The Amateur","description":"\u003cb\u003eA spy thriller classic, now a major motion picture starring Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitriona Balfe, and Laurence Fishburne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A taut, chilling plot and a protagonist as memorable as one of Len Deighton’s, or le Carré’s Smiley.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the CIA, a quiet man in a quiet back-office job. But when his fiancée, Sarah Diamond, is murdered by terrorists at the American Embassy in West Germany and the Company refuses to pursue her killers, Heller takes matters into his own hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracking down Sarah’s killers behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia, Heller becomes both the hunter and the hunted—an amateur facing off against the world’s deadliest assassins and spies. But nothing will stop him from getting revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpertly plotted with shocking twists and pulse-pounding suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Amateur\u003c\/i\u003e is a sleek and stunning novel that belongs on the shelves of every espionage fan.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Amateur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s time for Jack Reacher, Jack Ryan, Ethan Hunt and Jason Bourne to step aside to give Charles Heller—a CIA cryptographer looking to take revenge on the terrorists who killed his wife—his time in the spotlight.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—E! News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A taut, chilling plot and a protagonist as memorable as one of Len Deighton’s, or le Carré’s Smiley.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A first-rate thriller . . . Littell is a terrific writer.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best . . . a thoroughly professional and surprise-filled work.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An espionage novel that will rival \u003ci\u003eGorky Park\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minneapolis Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Truly outstanding.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This elegant spy novel has everything: honest emotions, shifting moods, a likeable hero and heroine, despicable villains, intrigue, action, surprise twists, economical writing, lively dialogue . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Amateur\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a real pro.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “[A] slick, edge-of-your-seat mystery.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Electric Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] fast-paced thriller . . . The rapid-fire action and variety certainly keep the reader engaged.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Complete Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Robert Littell\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If Littell didn't invent the American spy novel, he should have.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Tom Clancy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“America’s greatest living espionage novelist.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sarah Weinman, The Crime Lady\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Since his Cold War classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Defection of AJ Lewinter\u003c\/i\u003e, Littell has been steadily creating his own subgenre, the counter-thriller, witty and highly original tales that play off clichés of the Cold War thriller and subvert them.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Littell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-one other highly acclaimed novels, many about the Cold War and the Soviet Union, including his masterwork, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award winner for best mystery-thriller \u003ci\u003eLegends\u003c\/i\u003e. 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