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  • Body of Lies

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  • By: David Ignatius
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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Body of Lies

By: David Ignatius
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Summary

Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission: to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman". Ferris' plan for getting inside Suleiman's tent is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: he prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks.

This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity, and when it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service - a man who might be an Arab version of John le Carre's celebrated spy, George Smiley. But can Ferris trust him?
©2007 David Ignatius (P)2007 Tantor Media Inc.
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Critic reviews

"Vividly rendered locales, clever plotting, some compelling characters, and a discomforting verisimilitude." ( Booklist)
"Displaying his trademark expertise and writing skill, Washington Post columnist Ignatius...has crafted one of the best post-9/11 spy thrillers yet." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Good story, well read making it an enjoyable book

Good story and enjoyable listed.

I like David Ignatious' style and storyline. The reader was very good and added to the listening pleasure.

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Abrupt chapter change

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Excellent book

Great storyline and excellent characters. Was engaged until the very end.Another success from the author.

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Not the authors’ best work

I read this with high expectations, knowing the author’s other books. But about half way through, our protagonist began to behave in a way that didn’t fit his role, experience and seniority. And the end was dripping in sweet sentimentality. Just not convincing.

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