The Paladin, David Ignatius
The Paladin, David Ignatius
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The Paladin
A Spy Novel

Author: David Ignatius

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/05/2020

Synopsis

“Tension, suspense, betrayal, and revenge. … David Ignatius is the best in the world at this stuff.”—Lee Child In this latest novel from the “dean of international intrigue” (Brad Thor) and New York Times best-selling author David Ignatius, CIA operations officer Michael Dunne is tasked with infiltrating an Italian news organization that smells like a front for an enemy intelligence service. Headed by an American journalist, the self-styled bandits run a cyber operation unlike anything the CIA has seen before. Fast, slick, and indiscriminate, the group steals secrets from everywhere and anyone, and exploits them in ways the CIA can neither understand nor stop.  Dunne knows it’s illegal to run a covert op on an American citizen or journalist, but he has never refused an assignment and his boss has assured his protection. Soon after Dunne infiltrates the organization, however, his cover disintegrates. When news of the operation breaks and someone leaks that Dunne had an extramarital affair while on the job, the CIA leaves him to take the fall. Now a year later, fresh out of jail, Dunne sets out to hunt down and take vengeance on the people who destroyed his life.

About David Ignatius

David Ignatius, a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for nearly three decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers, including The Director. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on May 05, 2020

David Ignatius’s new thriller, “The Paladin,” explores, in part, the Armageddon that is possible via precisely that sort of online sound and fury. Imagine a group of brilliant hackers and software designers creating fake news and bogus videos so real that, once spread online, they crash markets and......more

Goodreads review by Karen on December 12, 2023

This was ultimately an okay read, but an extremely shallow book. But... It could have been and should have been so much better. While I am impressed by the author’s resume (New York Times Best Selling Author, Washington Post Columnist), I think he wasn’t really showcased well here. Now... This book......more

Goodreads review by Donna on May 13, 2020

David Ignatius writes reliably entertaining spy novels, and when I saw that this one was available, I hopped right on it. Big thanks go to Net Galley, Edelweiss, and W.W. Norton for the review copies. It’s for sale now. Michael Dunne is a career operative for the CIA, and he’s sent to sniff out what......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on April 29, 2024

I've read about 25% and so far ... I am over-whelmed with complex technical jargon, mostly unexplained, leaving me struggling to follow the plot ... I do not like the main protagonist who is really stupid and self-destructive ... normally this would be enough for me to stop reading ... however, Igna......more

Goodreads review by Larry on May 24, 2021

David Ignatius scores again! He tells a story of an ex-CIA officer who has been sentenced to prison for a year after being convicted of spying on an American journalist. He was set up ... we know that at the beginning, but we don't know exactly why. And that is the lead in to an exciting tale of rev......more

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