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Book Review of All the Old Knives

All the Old Knives
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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.