The Better Angels
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Australian Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Light foxing on top of block - does not extend internally.
A masterwork of American political espionage fiction, The Better Angels presents a chillingly prescient vision of a near-future United States on the brink of a presidential election, where shadowy intelligence operatives, media manipulation, and ideological warfare converge in a battle for the soul of the nation. Charles McCarry, himself a former CIA officer, crafts the narrative with the insider authority and moral complexity that defined his celebrated Paul Christopher series, drawing readers into a world where the line between democracy and tyranny is razor-thin. The novel chronicles a conspiracy of immense scope, pitting a ruthless cabal of power brokers against the fragile institutions of American government, all rendered with McCarry's signature cool, precise prose. Suspenseful and intellectually rigorous, it stands as one of the most underappreciated political thrillers of the twentieth century, illustrating how power corrupts not through melodrama, but through the quiet, calculated decisions of men who believe their ends justify any means.
Author: Charles Mccarry
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Hutchinson of Australia
Edition: First Australian Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Light foxing on top of block - does not extend internally.
A masterwork of American political espionage fiction, The Better Angels presents a chillingly prescient vision of a near-future United States on the brink of a presidential election, where shadowy intelligence operatives, media manipulation, and ideological warfare converge in a battle for the soul of the nation. Charles McCarry, himself a former CIA officer, crafts the narrative with the insider authority and moral complexity that defined his celebrated Paul Christopher series, drawing readers into a world where the line between democracy and tyranny is razor-thin. The novel chronicles a conspiracy of immense scope, pitting a ruthless cabal of power brokers against the fragile institutions of American government, all rendered with McCarry's signature cool, precise prose. Suspenseful and intellectually rigorous, it stands as one of the most underappreciated political thrillers of the twentieth century, illustrating how power corrupts not through melodrama, but through the quiet, calculated decisions of men who believe their ends justify any means.