Reviews
Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel., "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Cleopatra: A Life "[A] clever second novel…Warner's prose is first-rate, and his research is prodigious" - Publishers Weekly "Peter Warner has found an intriguing, original way back into the drama and dark absurdities of the Cold War era. The Mole is at once sly and exciting-and a great read." -Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Best Men and Ike's Bluff, "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra: A Life, "An accomplished spy novel that's wise to Washington's ways." -- Washingtonian "[A] clever second novel...Warner's prose is first-rate, and his research is prodigious" -- Publishers Weekly "Along with actions that have unforeseen but lasting impacts on American foreign policy, Winston engages in a lively social life where he uses his gift of information retention to participate in Beltway gossip. While continually concerned with when his 'handlers' will call on him, Winston's first-person account of the people he meets and the secrets he hears make for interesting reading...An intelligent fictional memoir." -- Kirkus Reviews "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -- Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Cleopatra: A Life "Peter Warner has found an intriguing, original way back into the drama and dark absurdities of the Cold War era. The Mole is at once sly and exciting--and a great read." -- Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Best Men and Ike's Bluff, "An accomplished spy novel that's wise to Washington's ways." - Washingtonian "[A] clever second novel…Warner's prose is first-rate, and his research is prodigious" - Publishers Weekly "Along with actions that have unforeseen but lasting impacts on American foreign policy, Winston engages in a lively social life where he uses his gift of information retention to participate in Beltway gossip. While continually concerned with when his 'handlers' will call on him, Winston's first-person account of the people he meets and the secrets he hears make for interesting reading…An intelligent fictional memoir." - Kirkus Reviews "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Cleopatra: A Life "Peter Warner has found an intriguing, original way back into the drama and dark absurdities of the Cold War era. The Mole is at once sly and exciting-and a great read." -Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Best Men and Ike's Bluff, "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Cleopatra: A Life, Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel. -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra: A Life, "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Cleopatra: A Life "[A] lightweight, clever second novel…Warner's prose is first-rate, and his research is prodigious" - Publishers Weekly "Peter Warner has found an intriguing, original way back into the drama and dark absurdities of the Cold War era. The Mole is at once sly and exciting-and a great read." -Evan Thomas, author of The Very Best Men and Ike's Bluff, Peter Warner has found an intriguing, original way back into the drama and dark absurdities of the Cold War era. The Mole is at once sly and exciting--and a great read., "Along with actions that have unforeseen but lasting impacts on American foreign policy, Winston engages in a lively social life where he uses his gift of information retention to participate in Beltway gossip. While continually concerned with when his 'handlers' will call on him, Winston's first-person account of the people he meets and the secrets he hears make for interesting reading…An intelligent fictional memoir." - Kirkus Reviews "Who better to trust for a through-the-looking-glass tour of Cold War Washington than a short, self-doubting Canadian spy with a photographic memory? A rich, buoyant ruse of a novel." -Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Cleopatra: A Life "[A] clever second novel…Warner's prose is first-rate, and his research is prodigious" - Publishers Weekly "Peter Warner has found an intriguing, original way back into the drama and dark absurdities of the Cold War era. The Mole is at once sly and exciting-and a great read." -Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Best Men and Ike's Bluff, Along with actions that have unforeseen but lasting impacts on American foreign policy, Winston engages in a lively social life where he uses his gift of information retention to participate in Beltway gossip. While continually concerned with when his 'handlers' will call on him, Winston's first-person account of the people he meets and the secrets he hears make for interesting reading...An intelligent fictional memoir.
