A fast, easy read of espionage and duplicity featuring a new recruit who may or may not become a double agent for or with the Chinese. You know the sort of thing. It’s all very complicated, secretive and colourful. Set largely in China where the author, an ex-CIA agent, served, it’s tautly written and presumably reasonably authentic. Good fun.
| Primary Genre | Espionage and spy thriller |
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The Shanghai Factor features in the following genres: Espionage and spy thriller, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Shanghai Factor is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Shanghai Factor was written by Charles Mccarry and published by Head of Zeus
The Shanghai Factor has 292 pages
£15.29
