The Company She Keeps [Paperback]

Diana R. Chambers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2005

A young southern woman, Evelyn-also known as "E"-is confronted by a CIA officer, Nick, who says her mysterious lover is being investigated as a foreign mole. Shocked, she agrees to cooperate, secretly. E thus enters the international world of espionage, with its intrigue, glamour, and danger. That world will mark her-and she will leave her mark. There will be men. And there will be Nick-sometimes near, sometimes far-watching over her. And not only because she is a valuable Company asset.. Then, finally, after one betrayal too many, E leaves. But Nick stays. Their different choices will lead ultimately to Iran-and even more danger.

Editorial Reviews

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...a world of three-dimensional reality...the intrigue-filled corridors of Washington, the romance of Paris, the danger of Teheran. -- Amazon.com, April 24, 2005, Harold Livingston

This fast-paced book will pique your interest from beginning to back page. Plots and twists are never-ending.
-- CoastViews magazine, June 2005, D. Killarney

What would you be willing to do for your country?...an inside look at...the shadowy side of The Company. -- MyShelf.com, August 2005, Jennifer Glick

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Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Aventine Press (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593302541
• ISBN-13: 978-1593302542
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,351,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, August 26, 2006

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This review is from: The Company She Keeps (Paperback)

Did you ever read the first pages of a spy thriller and think, "This is my life?" I'm gonna guess you answered, "No." And just that quickly, you learn this is not another cookie-cutter novel that follows the same old formula.

Evelyn Walker is from small-town North Carolina. It's every Southern stereotype, and it's 100% authentic. I know. I've lived in many such places.

This book presents a vivid and wholly credible picture of how, through a combination of manipulation and circumstance, a small-town girl becomes a CIA operative. Watch her mature into adulthood, and see how international intrigue operates in this new, modern age.

Nicholas Ross Daley is the major constant character in Evelyn's adventures. He's the one pulling the strings, sending her into dangerous assignments and destroying her innocence for the good of his nation. How can he face himself?

The author has traveled the world, and knows the subjects of which she writes. I could've told you that without reading her bio, because I've read her novels. It's obvious when an author knows her subject and when she's only guessing.

If she writes about a place I've spent some time in, I quickly notice just how quickly and accurately she brings it to life. The memories come rushing back. If she writes about a place I've never been, that's even better. I learn.

Spend some time with this somewhat unconventional entry into the espionage genre. You'll be glad you did.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Company Indeed!, June 30, 2005

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Roy Thomas "Roy" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Company She Keeps (Paperback)

"The Company She Keeps" is a study in foreign relations. In the course of pursuing her new career, and the men that she is inextricably bound to, Evelyn Walker takes us around the world, to the exotic and sublime places we dream of, and leads us into the mysterious, shadowed world of intrigue and shadowy assignations.
With a subtle and personal knowledge, Diana Reynolds Chambers makes us feel as if we are there, with Evelyn, as her time within The Company... the CIA... leads her down two roads - the rigorous world of 'by-the-book' espionnage, and the wild 'cowboy' world of the modern, less traditional agent.
The chronicle of Evelyn's passage to "E", the CIA operative, complete with romance, sex and danger, provides us with an unmistakeable, unbreakable read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Mysteries in One Book!, June 3, 2005

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Rebecca Henderson (Johnson City, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Company She Keeps (Paperback)

The Company She Keeps by Diana Reynolds Chambers is a wonderful book that you shouldn't expect to be able to put down until you're finished with it. Starting in the small, sleepy town of Alert, North Carolina and ending on the beaches of Bali, there's action everywhere in between!

Most of the action centers around E, short for Evelyn. She's a young girl from Alert, moves to Washington, and on from there to even more exciting places. Throughout the pages of The Company She Keeps, E becomes romantically involved with 3 spies, finally marrying one.

The Company She Keeps is filled with romance, mystery, heart-break and even some geography and social studies lessons. I really enjoyed it, and think it could probably be made into a great movie.