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Code Name November, The November Man

From “one of our premier spy novelists,” the classic thriller that introduced the November Man, “the perfect spy for these less than perfect times” (People).

Devereaux. Both target and triggerman, pawn and master player, the spy who can never come in from the cold . . .

Devereaux. Code name November. Brilliant, lethally cool operative. Years ago regarded as one of America’s most valuable security assets. Now courted by the KGB, attacked by the CIA. His mission: foil the planned assassination of England’s richest man and its prime minister in a treacherous war of shadows on the Irish Sea, where the first loyalty is to yourself. And the wrong move can be your last . . .

Praise for the November Man novels

“Once again Bill Granger has proved why he’s America’s best spy novelist.” —Ed McBain

“Mr. Granger has combined Ian Fleming [and] John le Carré in a heady mix . . . He handles all the elements with real virtuosity.” —The New York Times Book Review

“With their eerily plausible plots and intriguingly complex protagonist, Granger’s November Man novels featuring intelligence operative Devereaux rank among the finest examples of espionage fiction.” —Publishers Weekly

Bill Granger

An award-winning novelist and reporter, Bill Granger began his literary career in 1979 with Code Name November (first published as The November Man), the book that became an international sensation and introduced the cool American spy who later gave rise to a whole series. His second novel, Public Murders, a Chicago police procedural, won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1981.

In all, Bill Granger published twenty-two novels, including thirteen in the November Man series, and three nonfiction books. His books have been translated into ten languages. He also wrote for the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, Time, and the New Republic, contributing articles about crime, cops, politics, and covering such events as the race riots of the late 1960's and the 1968 Democratic Convention. Bill Granger passed away in 2012.

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