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Francine Mathews, a former intelligence analyst for the CIA,
is the author of twelve novels of mystery and suspense. As Stephanie
Barron, she writes the Jane Austen mystery series. Visit Francine's
website at www.francinemathews.com.
The Secret Agent
For two decades, Jack Roderick was a legend in Bangkok: Silk King,
socialite, and spy. Now, thirty-five years after Roderick disappeared
without a trace, his grandson hires adventurer Stefani Fogg to learn
the truth.
Francine Mathews's Summer Reading List
The Company: A Novel of the CIA
by Robert Little
This novel set in the CIA has been the talk of intelligence
circles-and espionage lovers-for the past four months. I'm taking
it to Nantucket in July.
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier
in the CIA's War on Terrorism
by Robert Baer
A lot of my reading is really research. Bob Baer was in the
field when I worked in counterterrorism, but his story is essential
background for my next book-how Washington leaves its intelligence
operatives out in the cold.
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic
Women
by Geraldine Brooks
This account of faith, denial and veiled power among the women
of Islamic cultures, written by a former Wall Street Journal Mideast
reporter, is utterly engrossing.
The Ransom of Russian Art
by John McPhee
A slim volume recounting one man's Herculean-and clandestine-effort
at smuggling thousands of modern artworks out of the Soviet Union,
in the days before Glasnost. Written by the master of the nonfiction
adventure.
The Fez of the Heart: Travels Around Turkey
in Search of a Hat
by Jeremy Seal
A wacky, perceptive, and always illuminating account of an
Englishman's journey through modern Turkey.
Around the House And in the garden: A Memoir
of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement
by Dominique Browning
This collection of poignant, evocative essays by the editor
of House and Garden magazine is the best possible volume to open before
bedtime.
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