{"product_id":"9781641296885","title":"The Amateur","description":"With last year's publication of his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Littell reestablished his position as one of our top writers of intelligent, ironic, and always entertaining espionage thrillers. After many years \u003ci\u003eThe Amateur\u003c\/i\u003e, a cult classic among aficionados, is finally available again as Overlook republishes Littell's best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this \"first-rate thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), Charlie Heller is an ace cryptographer for the Company. He's a quiet man with a quiet job in a back office. But when terrorists shoot his fiancée in cold blood and Heller learns that the Agency has decided not to pursue those responsible, his life takes an abrupt turn. He was not a blackmailer but he will force the CIA's hand. He was not an assassin but he will penetrate the Iron Curtain with the intent to kill. Driven by an obsessive need for revenge, targeted for elimination by the CIA itself, Heller is an amateur with a one-in-a-million chance of success. \u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Robert Littell is the bestselling author of thirteen novels, published in twelve languages around the world. His most recent, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e has just been published in paperback by Penguin. A former \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e journalist, Robert Littell was born in New York.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055688007920,"sku":"9781641296885","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781641296885_p0.jpg?v=1763686760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781641296885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}