Charlie Muffin [Import] [Hardcover]

Brian Freemantle (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Century; New Ed edition (April 30, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0712615369
• ISBN-13: 978-0712615365
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Brian Freemantle [b. 1936] is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international recognition--he would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.

Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two featuring Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian militia detective who work together to comabt organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, Englad.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing Spy Story, January 8, 2009

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Lucinda Surber "Stop, You're Killing Me!" (New Mexico & California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie Muffin (Hardcover)

Charlie Muffin is an experienced, rumpled, and endearing working-class British agent. Charlie irritates his boss and fellow agents with his appearance and accent, yet he always manages to get results. After narrowly escaping death during a border crossing in Berlin, Charlie is convinced that the department has decided he is expendable. Back in London, Charlie finds that two younger agents are now sharing his office while Charlie's desk has been moved to what used to be the secretary's rest room. But the in-experienced upper-class agents who are given preference begin bungling the defection of the head of the KGB, and Charlie finds himself back in action. This amusing spy story is fast-paced and satisfying.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inimitable!, August 25, 2010

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This review is from: Charlie Muffin (Hardcover)

A marvellous story, made into an equally marvellous espionage thiller for the small screen starring the late and great, and I mean GREAT, David Hemmings. I salute you, Sir! Freemantle is a master of plot and storytellimg. I wish all his stories had been made into films with David Hemmings in the starring role.