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The Literary Spy

by Charles E. Lathrop

A CIA speechwriter and analyst scours sources as diverse as the Bible, spy novels, James Bond movies, and presidential speeches to illuminate the mysterious world of intelligence and espionage through more than 3,000 quotations.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?