The amateur

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About this book

Charlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the Company. He's a quiet man with a quiet job in a back office. But when terrorists shoot his fiancě in cold blood and Heller learns that the Agency has decided not to pursue the terrorists responsible, his life takes an abrupt turn. He was not a blackmailer, but he will force the CIA's hand. He was not an assassin, but he will penetrate the Iron Curtain with the intent to kill. Driven by an obsessive need for revenge, targeted for elimination by the CIA itself, his chances of success are one in a million. In a world of professional killers, Charlie Heller is The Amateur.

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4.0/5 · 3770 readers · 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The amateur?

About ≈ 4 h 40 m — 252 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe amateur~4 h 40 m

How many pages is The amateur?

252 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The amateur252

What genre is The amateur?

It sits on the Spy Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is The amateur in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The amateur?

Robert Littell (1935–0).

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