The Crook Factory by Dan Simmons
In 1942, at the height of World War Two, Ernest Hemingway sought permission from the U.S. government to operate a spy ring from the Cuban countryside. This much is true.... It is the summer of '42, and FBI agent Joe Lucas has come to Cuba at the behest of J. Edgar Hoover to keep an eye on Ernest Hemingway. The great writer has assembled a ragtag spy ring that he calls "the Crook Factory" to play a dangerous game of amateur espionage. But when Lucas and Hemingway, against all the odds, uncover a critical piece of intelligence -- the game turns deadly....
Dan Simmons, a full-time public school teacher until 1987, is one of the few writers who consistently work across genres, and perhaps the only one to have won major awards in all of them. He has produced science fiction, horror, fantasy, and mainstream fiction, and is now launching stunning works in the thriller category. His first novel, Song of Kali, won the World Fantasy Award; his first science fiction novel, Hyperion, won the Hugo Award. His other novels and short fiction have been honored with numerous accolades, including nine Locus Awards, four Bram Stoker Awards, the French Prix Cosmos 2000, the British SF Association Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Award. In 1995, Wabash College presented Simmons with an honorary doctorate in humane letters for his work in fiction and education. He lives in Colorado along the Front Range of the Rockies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780380973682 |
| ISBN 10 | 0380973685 |
| Title | The Crook Factory |
| Author | Dan Simmons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
| Year published | 1999-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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