The Company

A Novel of the CIA

By: Robert Littell

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Crisis constantly lurks around the corner, monitored by spies who are always with us. Master of the espionage thriller Robert Littell has crafted a breathtaking story of the legendary CIA — "The Company" to insiders — and a spectacular mole hunt that involves Mossad, MI6, and the KGB.

The Company tells the thrilling story of agents imprisoned in double lives, fighting an enemy that is amoral, elusive, and formidable. It also lays bare a warfare within the company itself, adding another dimension to the spy vs. spy game.

©2007 Robert Littell (P)2007 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Great read, not historical but close to it.

I have put off listening to this one for years. I finally caved in and was pleasantly surprised. The detail was very good and the story line is pretty interesting. It’s definitely a recommended read.

length

i enjoyed the tracking of real historical events. it provided a sense of realism couple with action.

Outstanding and near historical tie-ins.

All good. Tradecraft personified and very entertaining. Would enjoy more along same genre. I really hate word minimums!!!

good story, okay writing

The story is great. It has great characters (and their development) that I grew to love and/or hate, great distribution of action and drama, and *really* advanced the "historical" piece of "historical fiction."

The absolute biggest drawback was the writing - specifically the dialogue. The dialogue was used as a means to explain obvious context and it took away from the flow of the story.

I'll conclude with: the book is absolutely worth reading/listening to, regardless of your knowledge of the Cold War. The book is definitely written in the most accessible way to people who are totally unfamiliar with the subject. Those with some historical knowledge of the Cold War may find dialogue clunky and tedious - but it's still worth reading.

Also, Scott Brick is the best American-accented narrator.

It was L O N G!

As a child in the 50-60’s I didn’t understand much of the news at the time. I liked learning more about the events taking place at that time.