When The Mysterious Press was founded by Otto Penzler in 1975, it was dedicated to putting out the best books by acclaimed authors. Now the press has gone digital with MysteriousPress.com, bringing classic works of crime, mystery, suspense and espionage to electronic reading formats.
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Charles McCarry is a former operative for the CIA and America’s most revered author of espionage fiction. The Telegraph said that "McCarry’s thrillers really thrill, his political insight is praised by senior politicians and his erudition, experience and good writing turn spy stories into literature." We exclusively published his latest novel Ark, which follows Henry Peel, Earth’s wealthiest man, as he attempts to save humanity from a coming apocalypse. You can find all of McCarry's MysteriousPress.com books, as well as an exclusive author video profile, at this link.
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