Book
The madness of July
Record details
- ISBN: 1468308823 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781468308822 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1468309617 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781468309614 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
392 pages ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: New York, NY : The Overlook Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A thriller"--Jacket. "First published in the UK in 2014 by Head of Zeus Ltd"--Title page verso. |
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| Subject: | Government information Fiction Cold War Fiction Espionage, British Fiction |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Spy fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Independence Branch | NAUGH J (Text) | 33126019615875 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A former spy-turned-politician is drawn back into the shadows of his Cold War past by a bizarre death that starts to unravel some of the government's most sensitive secrets. - Baker & Taylor
A former spy turned politician is drawn back into the shadows of his Cold War past by a bizarre death that starts to unravel some of the government's most sensitive secrets. A first novel by the author ofThe Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency . 40,000 first printing. - Penguin PutnamThe Madness of July is set in the late 1970s, and takes place during six sweltering days in the month that gives the book its title. Will Flemyng was trained as a spy for a life behind enemy lines, but now he is in politicsâand rising to the top. But when a bizarre death starts to unravel some of the most sensitive secrets of his government, Will is drawn back into the shadows of the Cold War and begins to dance with danger once more. Buffeted by political forces and the powerful women around him, and caught in interlocking mysteries he must disentangleâincluding a potentially lethal family secretâFlemyng faces his vulnerability and learns, through betrayal and tragedy, more truth about his world than he has ever known. Masterfully weaving together espionage, political intrigue, and family drama, James Naughtie has written a spy novel for the ages, worthy of comparison to the finest work of Charles McCarry and Robert Littell.
- Random House, Inc.
Set in the endgame of the Cold War, The Madness of July is an instant classic: an explosive, brilliantly written spy novel, by an author who has spent his life in the halls of power.The Madness of July is set in the late 1970s, and takes place during six sweltering days in the month that gives the book its title. Will Flemyng was trained as a spy for a life behind enemy lines, but now he is in politicsâand rising to the top. But when a bizarre death starts to unravel some of the most sensitive secrets of his government, Will is drawn back into the shadows of the Cold War and begins to dance with danger once more.
Buffeted by political forces and the powerful women around him, and caught in interlocking mysteries he must disentangleâincluding a potentially lethal family secretâFlemyng faces his vulnerability and learns, through betrayal and tragedy, more truth about his world than he has ever known.
Masterfully weaving together espionage, political intrigue, and family drama, James Naughtie has written a spy novel for the ages, worthy of comparison to the finest work of Charles McCarry and Robert Littell.
- WW Norton
The Madness of July is set in the late 1970s, and takes place during six sweltering days in the month that gives the book its title. Will Flemyng was trained as a spy for a life behind enemy lines, but now he is in politicsâand rising to the top. But when a bizarre death starts to unravel some of the most sensitive secrets of his government, Will is drawn back into the shadows of the Cold War and begins to dance with danger once more.Buffeted by political forces and the powerful women around him, and caught in interlocking mysteries he must disentangleâincluding a potentially lethal family secretâFlemyng faces his vulnerability and learns, through betrayal and tragedy, more truth about his world than he has ever known. Masterfully weaving together espionage, political intrigue, and family drama, James Naughtie has written a spy novel for the ages, worthy of comparison to the finest work of Charles McCarry and Robert Littell. - WW Norton
Set in the endgame of the Cold War, The Madness of July is an instant classic: an explosive, brilliantly written spy novel, by an author who has spent his life in the halls of power.