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008			180109s2018 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2017058898
020			_a9780525520191 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0525520198
037			_bRandom House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 _nSAN 201-3975
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100	1		_aFesperman, Dan, _d1955- _eauthor. _98546
245	1	0	_aSafe houses : _ba novel /
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2018.
300			_a401 pages ; _c24 cm
520			_a"In this gripping new work of suspense from the author of The Double Game, a young woman discovers a nefarious truth at the heart of the CIA's operations in postwar Berlin and goes on the run for her life; years later she's gruesomely murdered along with her husband, and her daughter begins to chase down these startling secrets from her past. West Berlin, 1979. Helen Abell oversees the CIA's network of safe houses, rare havens for field agents and case officers amidst the dangerous milieu of a city in the grips of the Cold War. Helen's world is upended when, during her routine inspection of an agency property, she overhears a meeting between two people unfamiliar to her speaking a coded language that hints at shadowy realities far beyond her comprehension. Before the day is out, she witnesses a second unauthorized encounter, one that will place her in the sight lines of the most ruthless and powerful man at the agency. Her attempts to expose the dark truths about what she has witnessed will bring about repercussions that reach across decades and continents into the present day, when, in a farm town in Maryland, a young man is arrested for the double murder of his parents, and his sister takes it upon herself to find out why he did it"--
520			_a"A new novel from Dan Fesperman is always a twisty, well-plotted, intelligent delight. And Safe Houses is no exception. The germ of the story begins in West Berlin in 1979. Helen Abell oversees the CIA's network of safe houses, rare havens for field agents and case officers amidst the dangerous milieu of a city in the grips of the Cold War. But during her routine inspection of an agency property, she overhears a meeting between two people speaking a coded language that hints at shadowy realities and then, before much longer, she witnesses a second unauthorized encounter, one that will place her in the sightlines of the most ruthless and powerful man in the CIA. Her attempts to expose the crimes she has witnessed will bring about repercussions that reach across decades into the present day, when, in a farm town in Maryland, a young man is arrested for the double murder of his parents, and his sister takes it upon herself to find out why he did it . . . Those of us who are Fesperman fans know that his Cold War books are always tremendous fun, which resonate with the best of Le Carre and Tom Clancy. But with SAFE HOUSES he's also given us an intriguing murder mystery in a small town. And while Fesperman always gives us the most lifelike, layered, and thought-provoking characters, he's outdone himself with SAFE HOUSES two female leads, Helen Abell in 1979 Germany and Anna Shoat in present day Maryland. All of Dan Fesperman's prodigious talents are all on display with this wonderful new tale, from his gifts for historical recreation to technical know-how, to political intrigue. Crack the first few pages on this one and see if you don't agree"--
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bCentral Intelligence Agency _vFiction. _974084
650		0	_aMurder _xInvestigation _vFiction. _974085
650		0	_aConspiracies _vFiction. _974086
650		0	_aCold War _vFiction. _974087
655		7	_aSuspense fiction. _2gsafd _974088
655		7	_aMystery fiction. _2gsafd _974089
655		7	_aSpy stories. _2gsafd _974090
655		7	_aFiction. _2fast _974091
655		7	_aThrillers (Fiction). _2lcgft _974092
655		7	_aDetective and mystery fiction. _2lcgft _974093
655		7	_aSpy fiction. _2lcgft _974094
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