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All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives
Author: Olen Steinhauer
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ISBN-13: 9781250045423
ISBN-10: 1250045428
Publication Date: 3/10/2015
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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SierraK avatar reviewed All the Old Knives on + 194 more book reviews
Interesting format for an espionage novel. Henry Pelham and Celia Favreau were working for the CIA and became lovers while stationed in Vienna. Then, a tragic hijacking at the Vienna airport goes terribly wrong, and Celia leaves the service and moves to Carmel, California.

The entire book is set over a dinner meeting between Henry and Celia five years later, as Henry tries to figure out if there was a CIA-security leak that led to the botched mission. Lots of flashbacks. Enjoyed it.
reviewed All the Old Knives on + 92 more book reviews
Loved this book, found it fascinating. Unusual premise and good story. Less an action plot, more of a psychological one. Different and for me a surprising ending. I found this to be a "thinking man's" page turner.