Charles McCarry spent almost 10 years in the CIA as an undercover officer, operating alone as he roamed throughout Africa, Europe and Asia in the 1950s and 1960s. He never carried a gun. He didn’t kill anyone.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Charles McCarry, CIA officer who became a preeminent spy novelist, dies at 88
By Matt Schudel
February 28, 2019 at 11:14 p.m. EST