The Once and Future Spy

Praise for The Once and Future Spy

“An unusual, absorbing book that should keep you riveted . . . A searing look at the amorality of those who think the end is more important than the means.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“A very clever meditation on the nature of history and historiography, and it offers a tense and often nastily humorous chase.”
—Chicago Tribune

“A spellbinding plot, highly original.”
—Elmore Leonard

“A must-read for the spy connoisseur.”
—Nelson DeMille

“An ingenious, compellingly entertaining caper—funny, touching and, as usual with Littell, disturbing.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“A suspenseful, audacious blend of spy/farce and spy/fantasy steeped in a rich historical sauce . . . So it’s happily ever after, right? If you think so, you’re not acquainted with the devilish mind of Robert Littell.”
—The Detroit News

“In the overcrowded bazaar of espionage fiction, Robert Littell is a class act.”
—The Guardian (UK)

“A brilliantly clever story.”
—The Independent (UK)

“Littell deserves his comparisons to Deighton and Le Carré.”
—The Times (UK)

“Robert Littell writes smart, sharp thrillers. The Once and Future Spy is his smartest and sharpest to date.”
—The Observer (UK)


Praise for Robert Littell

“If Littell didn’t invent the American spy novel, he should have.”
—Tom Clancy

“America’s greatest living espionage novelist.”
—Sarah Weinman, The Crime Lady


“Since his Cold War classic, The Defection of AJ Lewinter, Littell has been steadily creating his own subgenre, the counter-thriller, witty and highly original tales that play off clichés of the Cold War thriller and subvert them.”
—The Washington Post