Six Days of the Condor

Trust no one. A classic espionage thriller about corruption within the CIA. This “chilling” novel about security services out of control earned James Grady his reputation as a grandmaster of spy thrillers. Sandwiches are part of Ronald Malcolm's daily life, but one of them has just saved it. He was out for lunch on the day armed men visited the American Literary Historical Society. The society is actually a remote branch of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), where Malcolm and a few other bookworms scour mystery novels, hoping to find clues that might solve real diplomatic puzzles. They learnt something they weren't supposed to know, which is why the entire office had to be gunned down. Except for Malcolm, who happened to slip out the back door in the rain to get lunches. Upon his return, he reports to his superiors with the fateful sentence: “This is Condor, Section 9, Department 17. We’ve been hit,” hoping to find a safe haven. Instead, he summons another assassination attempt. From that moment on, Malcolm’s life is on the line. With no one left to trust, he goes on the run. Like it or not, Malcolm is the only one who can expose the corruption at the highest levels of the CIA.