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Six Days Of The Condor
''Six Days of the Condor'' is a thriller novel by American author James Grady, first published in 1974 by W.W. Norton. The story is a suspense drama set in then-contemporary Washington, D.C., and is considerably different from the 1975 film version, '' Three Days of the Condor''. It was followed by a second novel by Grady titled ''Shadow of the Condor'', released in 1978. Two more sequels, ''Next Day of the Condor'' and ''Last Days of the Condor'' came out in 2015. Plot Ronald Malcolm is a CIA employee who works in a clandestine operations office in Washington, D.C. responsible for analyzing the plots of mystery and spy novels. One day, when he should be in the office, Malcolm slips out a basement entrance for lunch. In his absence a group of armed men gain entrance to the office and kill everyone there. Malcolm returns, realizes he is in grave danger, and telephones a phone number at CIA headquarters he has been given for emergencies. When he phones in (and remembers to give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Grady (author)
James Grady (born April 30, 1949) is an American writer and investigative journalist known for his Thriller (genre), thriller novels on espionage, intrigue, and police procedurals. Early life Grady was born on April 30, 1949, in Shelby, Montana. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1967 and the University of Montana School of Journalism in 1974. Career During college he worked for U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf of Montana.Guide to th"James Grady Papers, 1971–2006"at the University of Montana. In 1971 Grady worked as a staff aide for the Montana Constitutional Convention, which adopted a renewed Constitution of Montana, state Constitution in 1972. From 1974 to 1978, during the post-Watergate scandal, Watergate era, he worked with pioneering Muckraker, muckraking investigative journalist Jack Anderson (columnist), Jack Anderson. Grady is the author of the 1974 espionage thriller novel ''Six Days of the Condor'', which was famously adapted to film as ''Three Days of the Condor'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |