Condor
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Ronald Malcolm, codename Condor, is still in the spy game. He may be older now, but in a world where hardly anybody sees anybody, nobody sees old. Heโs the perfect choice to sit in New York Cityโs Penn Station and wait for what he calls โthe killing train.โ And while he waits for someone to take a life, he reflects on his own life. He wonders what has brought him to this moment. He looks back over memories of his childhood, his recruitment to the CIA, and that bloody day at the American Literary Historical Society that changed everything for him. But he must be careful not to get too lost on memory lane. The clock is ticking, and targets are on the move. He canโt afford to get caught with his head in the cloudsย .ย .ย .
Praise for James Grady
โA chilling novel of top security gone berserkย .ย .ย . Breakneckย .ย .ย . Not a slow minute.โ โLibrary Journal on Six Days of the Condor
โGradyโs writing has changed dramatically over the years, evolving into a literary, impressionistic styleย .ย .ย . [It] is a perfect fit for the aging, unhinged, yet still-lethal Condor. This is an author writing at the top of his, or anyone elseโs, game.โ โPublishers Weekly (starred review) on Condor: The Short Takes
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James Grady (b. 1949) is the author of screenplays, articles, and over a dozen critically acclaimed thrillers. Born in Shelby, Montana, Grady worked a variety of odd jobs, from hay bucker to gravedigger, before graduating from the University of Montana with a degree in journalism. In 1973, after years of acquiring rejection slips for short stories and poems, Grady sold his first novel: Six Days of the Condor, a sensational bestseller that was eventually adapted into a film starring Robert Redford.
After moving to Washington, DC, Grady worked for a syndicated columnist, investigating everything from espionage to drug trafficking. He quit after four years to focus on his own writing, and has spent the last three decades composing thrillers and screenplays. His body of work has won him Franceโs Grand Prix du Roman Noir, Italyโs Raymond Chandler Award, and Japanโs Baka-Misu literary prize. Gradyโs most recent novel is Mad Dogs (2006). He and his wife live in a suburb of Washington, DC.
