James Grady revolutionized the political thriller with his first novel, Six Days of the Condor. Now Grady breaks fresh thriller territory with Mad Dogs, a brilliant novel launched from a totally original creation: the CIA's secret insane asylum for "retired" agents. Five deranged CIA killers, all of them dependent on their meds and deep in the woods of Maine, are forced to break out of the asylum when someone murders their psychiatrist—and frames them for the deed. Crazy and traumatized by their experiences in the CIA, they operate under somewhat skewed perceptions of the real world. Their training, however, has prepared them to survive in an unfriendly world-even if that world is the Boston-to-Washington corridor as they chase down the real killer. Suspenseful, fast, and edgy, as well as funny and humane, Mad Dogs is a stunning novel of political commentary and a tour-de-force of contemporary literary style, a look at twenty-first-century spy wars. . .
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"What do you do with burned out, off their rocker covert agents. Well you lock them up in a top secret government looney bin of course. This one reminded me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." — Sheila (4 out of 5 stars)
"What do you do with burned out, off their rocker covert agents. Well you lock them up in a top secret government looney bin of course. This one reminded me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
" Interesting take on an otherwise typical action story. "
" Pure, fantastic diversion reading. Interesting characters, bit of a surprise ending. "
" When it comes to CIA secrets, for the most part we are in popcorn territory. If you like the sub-genre, you consume the product. This is an inspired tale with so-so writing. "
" Excellent read, great characters, good holiday read. Will hunt out other books by Grady "
" Surprised that I didn't love this one, since its back cover rave reviews were some of my favorite authors. Overall, this may be a better movie plot than a book (can't believe I wrote that!) "
" An outrageously entertaining thriller from the author of Six Days of the Condor. A fabulous read that alternately tickles your funny bone and freezes your blood. Highly recommended "
James Grady is the author of the bestselling thriller Six Days of the Condor. He is the recipient of the Grand Prix du Roman Noir (France) and the Raymond Chandler Award (Italy), and was an Edgar nominee in the United States. Grady now lives in Washington, DC.
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.
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