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Pariah / Dan Fesperman.

Summary:

"Hal Knight is a famous, if deeply polarizing, figure in Hollywood and on Capitol Hill. After a disastrous #MeToo encounter, Knight resigns from his seat, quits social media, and disappears to a Caribbean island. Upon his arrival, however, he is approached by a group of mysterious strangers, whom he discovers are CIA agents hoping to penetrate Bolrovia-a hostile, eastern European country. They want his help in doing so. Bolrovia's oligarch, Nikolai Horvatz, is a fan of Knight's movies, and the agents anticipate Knight will receive an invitation for an official visit imminently. Though Knight is skeptical about the mission, he realizes he has nothing more to lose and could-at last-do something truly meaningful with his life, whether or not anybody ever learns the truth about his hand in the matter. Reluctantly, he agrees to the job. Arriving in Bolrovia as President Horvatz's guest of honor, Knight is faced with his ultimate acting challenge. He brushes shoulders with Horvatz, Branko Sarič-the President's ruthless head of state security-shadowy figures in their orbit, and another group of Americans whose motivations are unclear. The only people in his corner are a trio of agents led by Lauren Witt, who has her own troubles in the agency and despises Knight. What begins as an assignment to keep his eyes and ears open quickly turns into a life or death mission"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593802236
  • ISBN: 0593802233
  • Physical Description: 349 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025
Subject:
Legislators > United States > Fiction.
Comedians > Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > Fiction.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency > Officials and employees > Fiction.
Dictators > Europe, Eastern > Fiction.
Spies > Fiction.
Genre:
Thrillers (Fiction)
Spy fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 13 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Rutherford County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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