Books: The Amateur
The Amateur is a 1980 novel by Robert Littel, author of The Company and other espionage novels. It is the basis for the 2025 film of the same name. I haven’t watched the movie but I’m sure the book was better, since it almost always is, right?
Berlin, 1972. Charlie Heller’s fiancee, Sarah, is taken hostage and murdered by terrorists. Heller works for the CIA–not as a field agent but rather as an analyst who decrypts confidential intercepted messages…