Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor by Grady, James. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9783810507013.

A branch of the CIA has been hit and wiped out. Malcolm, the only survivor, knows that the order came from within the Agency itself. He also knows that the CIA isnt going to be content until there are no survivors. Unwillingly, Malcolm is propelled into the all-too-real world of double-agents and hired killers. His code name: Condor. What follows is a chase in the grand style, with the Washington police, the CIA, the FBI, the NSC, and a host of other intelligence agencies tripping over themselves to get at the Condor. Malcolms goal is to stay one jump ahead of his pursuers until he can figure out which players in this dangerous game are on his side and which ones want him dead. All he has going for him as he tries to sort fact from fiction is a run of beginners luck and a beguiling accomplice named Wendy. The Condors exploits unfold against a detailed and accurate description of the American intelligence community. From the unlikely Department 17 of the CIA to the mysterious 54/12 group that watches the watchers, each turn of the plot reveals a new aspect of the security network that will amaze the reader as it does the Condor.