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The book plods into its second half and loses steam, as the Washington spywork has succeeded in bringing America into the war and there's less the Washingtonians can accomplish.
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After a few attempts at retrieval, the house suddenly becomes occupied making the capture of the spywork exponentially more difficult.
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After a few attempts at retrieval, the house suddenly becomes occupied making the capture of the spywork exponentially more difficult.
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Their united spywork had nabbed a clever thief and solved an impossible disappearance.
The Ghost that Barked Michael Dahl 2001
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In Rubicon, he gave a quiet passion to Will Travers' nerdy spywork, pulling off the difficult job of creating an action hero, most of whose action takes place between his ears.
TIME.com: Top Stories James Poniewozik 2010
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In Rubicon, he gave a quiet passion to Will Travers' nerdy spywork, pulling off the difficult job of creating an action hero, most of whose action takes place between his ears.
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In Rubicon, he gave a quiet passion to Will Travers' nerdy spywork, pulling off the difficult job of creating an action hero, most of whose action takes place between his ears.
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“I imagine spywork rather depends on deceit — if you hadn’t lied well, you would have died.”
A Lady of His Own Laurens, Stephanie 2004
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