The private life of spies
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-2023
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From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story collection about spies and revenge, highlighting the kinder, funnier and gentler side of espionage and retribution. In this collection of short stories, Alexander McCall Smith brings his trademark humour and warmth to inventive tales of spying and vengeance. In one story, a spy dropped deep into enemy territory manages to disguise himself – quite convincingly – as a nun. In another, an invitation to join the Vatican Secret Service sends a prospective operative down a rabbit hole of controversy and confusion. A third story finds an author, on the brink of public ruin, seeing the error of his ways after an act of kindness saves the day. A keen observer of humanity imbued with a sparkling imagination, Alexander McCall Smith illustrates throughout that transparency is paramount and forgiveness is restorative. With surprising insight and a healthy helping of humour, these stories remind us that, in the end, the high road is often the better one for all involved.
Main title:
The private life of spies / by Alexander McCall Smith ; read by Saul Reichlin.
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Edition:
Complete and unabridged.
Imprint:
Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, 2023.℗2023.
Collation:
5 audio discs (CD) (5 hr., 58 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.
Notes:
Originally published in hardcover in two volumes in Great Britain as The Exquisite Art of Getting Even and The Private Life of Shadows.
Performers:
Read by Saul Reichlin.
Contents:
The Private Life of Spies - Stories from the world of spies: Nuns and Spies (England, 1943)Syphax and Omar (Algiers, 1924)Ferry Timetable (Scotland, 1984)Donald and Yevgeni (Shanghai, Moscow, Washington, 1934–1947)Filioque (Rome, 2022)
ISBN:
9781038635679
Language:
English
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BRN:
417059
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