Agents of Innocence

A Novel

By: David Ignatius

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Agents of Innocence is the book that established David Ignatius's reputation as a master of the novel of contemporary espionage. Into the treacherous world of shifting alliances and arcane subterfuge comes idealistic CIA man Tom Rogers. Posted in Beirut to penetrate the PLO and recruit a high-level operative, he soon learns the heavy price of innocence in a time and place that has no use for it.

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Well written story.

This is a well-written book. The performance was excellent giving each character a different voice and, thereby, a different personality. The book is somewhat historical fiction interweaving real time periods and events with the fictitious story.
The main character, Tom Rogers, is an affable person who has human flaws. His boss, Hoffman, is pragmatic and non conventional….someone who you might envision not seeing eye-to-eye with the bureaucracy of an agency such as the CIA. Yet at the same time, understands the rules of the game. Overall an excellent book and great narrative.

perfect spy novel

great story, wonderful development of fictional characters on a historical background. Ignatius knows what he's talking about. beautifully performed

Fantastic from start to finish

Engrossing and thrilling. Prepare for an immersion into the complexities of the Middle East and the horror of the Lebanese civil war

good overview of CIA

good ending and moral...too long to get there. not enough action. some very good characters.zzzzzs aaaaq

A story written over 30 yrs ago that is relevant today

A beautifully written ‘fictional’ story, entangled with true events, that gives insight to the Middle East world. Not hard to believe why this world will never change and, Americans, we have failed to change ingrained values. Many interesting characters. One of the most entertaining was following Levi, an Israeli, operative as he drops and picks up information. And then there is Frank Hoffman. The writing of this character is boisterous and hilariously inappropriate. He is a character that also comes up in a later book, The Bank of Fear. Great to see some of his background story. Many characters and storylines that come together to a sad and realistic end. Just the Epilogue chapter is worth reading this book.
The narrator Peter Berkrot was brilliant. I’ve never heard any of his narrations. His performance of the epilogue is chilling.