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  • Published: 15 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9780307473141
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $16.99

Once A Spy

A Novel





With wit, adventure, and style to spare, this gripping and utterly original thriller is "a spy story that sticks" (The Dallas Morning News). 

When Charlie Clark takes a break from his latest losing streak at the track to bring home his Alzheimer’s-addled father, Drummond, they’re attacked by two mysterious shooters. At first, Charlie thinks his Russian “creditors” are employing aggressive collection tactics.  But once Drummond effortlessly hot-wires a car, Charlie discovers that his unassuming father was actually a deep cover CIA agent . . . and there is extremely sensitive information rattling around in his troubled mind.  Now the CIA wants to “contain” him, so the two embark on a wild chase through the labyrinthine world of national security that will force them to confront unspeakable danger, dark conspiracies, and what it means to be a father and son.

  • Published: 15 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9780307473141
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $16.99

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Praise for Once A Spy

"Compelling. . . . Thomson has made a spy story that sticks." --Dallas Morning News

"A truly funny spy novel." --Tuscaloosa News

"Engaging. . . . A pedal-to-metal thriller that's told with much humor and great enthusiasm, Thomson's Once a Spy gives the tried-and-true secret-agent suspense a fresh twist." --The Birmingham News

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