A Firing Offense: A Novel

by David Ignatius

Overview

"A dynamic thriller with the coolest, smartest journalist that fiction ever produced." —Ben Bradlee, Washington Post

When rising-star reporter Eric Truell accepts information from a maverick CIA agent, he becomes enmeshed in an international trade war in which even his own newspaper may be an unsuspecting participant. When Eric's sources tell him there is a spy inside the newsroom, he is tempted to cross a dangerous professional line and risk his career—possibly even his life—to find the truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393346282
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/28/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	478
Sales rank:	704,611
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for four decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Washington, DC.

Editorial Reviews

"What is so admirable about David Ignatius's novels of espionage is not merely the exquisite intrigue, the gnawing suspense or the compelling characterizations, but the fact that these books are completely original."

Scott Turow

"A smart, perceptive novel about the temptations and rewards of the news industry…Mr. Ignatius deserves praise for an ending that recognizes that betrayals and mistakes have indelible consequences."

Neil Conan

"Features masterful plot mechanics, well-drawn characters, wit, and the truest depiction of an ego-mad passionate newsroom I've ever seen."

David Remnick

A smart, perceptive novel about the temptations and rewards of the news industry...Mr. Ignatius deserves praise for an ending that recognizes that betrayals and mistakes have indelible consequences.--Neil Conan "New York Times Book Review"

Features masterful plot mechanics, well-drawn characters, wit, and the truest depiction of an ego-mad passionate newsroom I've ever seen.--David Remnick, author of Lenin's Tomb and Resurrection

What is so admirable about David Ignatius's novels of espionage is not merely the exquisite intrigue, the gnawing suspense or the compelling characterizations, but the fact that these books are completely original.--Scott Turow, author of Burden of Proof

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