Second Sight
A master spy confronts the ghosts of his past in a world where memory is the deadliest weapon.
In Second Sight, the seventh installment of Charles McCarry’s acclaimed Paul Christopher series, the legendary poet-spy is drawn out of retirement and into a global manhunt that quickly turns personal.
U.S. agents across the Arab world are being abducted and brainwashed by a mysterious enemy wielding a mind-altering drug. When Christopher’s former superior in "the Outfit" calls on him, he cannot refuse—even as the mission leads him back into the shadows of his own history.
From pre-Nazi Germany to Cold War battlegrounds, from Vietnam to Washington, D.C., McCarry’s narrative spans continents and decades, weaving a tale of espionage, betrayal, and reckoning. At its heart is a gifted Berber woman whose visions may hold the key to Christopher’s fate.
With lyrical prose and taut suspense, Second Sight explores the cost of secrets and the power of memory in a world built on deception.
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Charles McCarry
Charles McCarry worked under deep cover as a CIA operations officer in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is the author of thirteen critically acclaimed novels, including The Shanghai Factor and the classic spy thriller The Tears of Autumn, as well as numerous works of nonfiction.
Born in Massachusetts in 1930, McCarry began his writing career in the army, as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes. In the 1950s he served as a speechwriter for President Eisenhower before taking a post with the CIA, for whom he traveled the globe as a deep cover operative. He left the Agency in 1967, and set about converting his experiences into fiction.
Paul Christopher
Paul Christopher consists of ten books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
