Charles McCarry Books in Order

Charles McCarry examines consumer advocate Ralph Nader’s background, rise to public prominence, and campaigns against corporate and government failures. The biography follows the development of his ideas while questioning the personality behind his public crusades.

Undercover American Paul Christopher joins an international group traveling from Switzerland to Sudan in a Cadillac. Presented through intelligence reports and documents, their journey becomes a tangled investigation of suspected agents and a possible terrorist conspiracy.

Paul Christopher develops an explosive theory about the assassination of President Kennedy, but his superiors order him to abandon it. Resigning instead, he pursues evidence across several continents while facing threats from assassins and his own government.

In Cold War Berlin, Paul Christopher receives a manuscript smuggled out of Moscow, only for its courier to die minutes later. His investigation into the apparent accident exposes dangerous secrets and the personal costs of intelligence work.

Charles McCarry recounts the ballooning adventures of Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman. Their failed Atlantic crossing attempt and subsequent voyage aboard Double Eagle II reveal the preparation, technical challenges, and teamwork behind the expedition.

A bitter American presidential contest unfolds against escalating international terrorism and the ambitions of an oil-rich Arab prince. Political maneuvering, energy interests, and intelligence operations converge as extremists threaten nuclear attacks on Israel and American cities.

Charles McCarry’s account of the American Southwest pairs regional history and descriptions of its natural world with George F. Mobley’s photography. The National Geographic volume ranges from Texas to California, including landscapes in Colorado and Utah.

Paul Christopher’s life unfolds alongside the history of the secret intelligence organization known as the Outfit. From struggles against Nazi Germany and Japan to later espionage, professional betrayals intertwine with the moral pressures shaping his personal life.

London-born Fanny and French soldier Philippe face danger and adventure in early eighteenth-century America. This historical novel traces ancestors of Paul Christopher, following their struggle to build lives amid the uncertainties and violence of the colonial wilderness.

Paths of Resistance collects talks by writers including Isabel Allende, Charles McCarry, Gore Vidal, and others, reflecting on how political history, ideology, and personal conviction shape the modern novel and the risks of turning outrage into art.

Retired spy Paul Christopher returns to service when American agents are kidnapped and interrogated with a devastating new drug. His worldwide search leads into his own past, where forgotten relationships and unsettled betrayals threaten his present life.

Alexander Haig recounts his political career and offers his interpretation of America’s influence on world affairs. Written with Charles McCarry, the memoir addresses political leaders, Eastern Europe’s transformation, Japan’s growing power, and other controversial subjects.

A newly reelected American president faces evidence that his aides may have manipulated the vote through computers. The disputed victory triggers a struggle over legitimacy and power, drawing political allies and enemies into an escalating Washington crisis.

Edited by Charles McCarry, this anthology gathers a century of National Geographic writing by explorers, presidents, naturalists, poets, and novelists. Contributions cover aviation, wildlife, geography, and travel, charting discovery through a wide range of voices.

John Fitzgerald Adams believes he is JFK’s illegitimate son and sets his sights on the presidency. With Russian backers and an ambitious wife directing his rise, his sexual recklessness and sinister connections threaten to derail his political career.

When Paul Christopher disappears and his supposed ashes arrive from China, his cousin Horace refuses to accept his death. Joined by four retired intelligence colleagues, Horace follows a mysterious ancient scroll across the world in search of answers.

In late-1930s Berlin, young Paul Christopher and his family confront the growing power of Nazi rule. A doomed romance and an atrocity committed by an SS officer shape the experiences that will haunt his later life.

Trillionaire inventor Henry Peel learns that energy accumulating in Earth’s core could destroy human life. Racing an approaching catastrophe, he recruits physicists and engineers to build a spacecraft capable of preserving humanity during a thousand-year journey.

An American spy studying Shanghai’s language and culture becomes involved with the enigmatic Mei. Ordered to infiltrate a Chinese multinational corporation, he struggles to identify competing intelligence interests as his mission and personal attachments expose him to danger.

An American intelligence operative secretly seeking revenge for his father’s treatment meets an Argentine revolutionary’s daughter in Buenos Aires. Their attraction and shared grievances draw him into a web of loyalties and deception stretching across three continents.