Of Claire Berlinski's marvelous debut novel, Loose Lips-a perfect blend of satire, romance, and suspense featuring a young female CIA operative-book critic Frank Bascombe observed: It's more than a little obvious that [protagonist] Selena Keller is Claire Berlinski. Despite her assertions to the contrary, Berlinski isn't above poking fun at that notion in her hilarious and intriguing new novel. In Lion Eyes, a fictional Claire-the author of a novel about love among young CIA trainees-is unsuccessfully dodging a deadly ...
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Of Claire Berlinski's marvelous debut novel, Loose Lips-a perfect blend of satire, romance, and suspense featuring a young female CIA operative-book critic Frank Bascombe observed: It's more than a little obvious that [protagonist] Selena Keller is Claire Berlinski. Despite her assertions to the contrary, Berlinski isn't above poking fun at that notion in her hilarious and intriguing new novel. In Lion Eyes, a fictional Claire-the author of a novel about love among young CIA trainees-is unsuccessfully dodging a deadly Paris heat wave and her even deadlier ex-boyfriend. When she receives an e-mail from an Iranian admirer who wonders how to obtain a copy of Loose Lips in his native city of Esfahan, Claire wastes no time in replying. Her correspondence with the mysterious stranger, Arsalan-whose name means the Lion in Persian-quickly becomes personal, then intimate . . . then obsessive. As Claire heads to Istanbul to find relief from the heat, her electronic flirtation with Arsalan begins, inevitably, to consume her. The boundary between reality and her imagination blurs and then disappears. The Lion, meanwhile, is nurturing his own powerful fantasies about the author. To satisfy their growing passion, they agree to meet, back in Paris, but Claire soon learns that someone is secretly intercepting their communications. Suddenly, Claire's romantic dreams start to dissolve. As events take an unimagined turn, and as life begins menacingly to imitate art, Claire discovers that the Lion is not who she thinks he is. Clever and witty, Lion Eyes showcases intriguing characters, exotic locales, snappy double entendres, clever spy games, and the forbidden pleasure of reading other people's mail. Claire Berlinski (the real Claire Berlinshi, that is) expertly plots out chance and chase, love and lies, and brings it all together with intelligence, counterintelligence, and a dossier full of humor.
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Add this copy of Lion Eyes: a Novel to cart. $2.99, good condition, Sold by Fort Hill International rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Ballantine Books.
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Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST.
Add this copy of Lion Eyes to cart. $12.49, like new condition, Sold by The Book Scouts rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, ON, CANADA, published 2007 by Ballantine.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 9x6x1; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Published by Ballantine Books in 2007. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Fine condition with no bumps or marks. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Oversize and heavy items may require additional postage.
Add this copy of Lion Eyes: a Novel to cart. $30.66, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Ballantine Books.
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