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Also by David Ignatius:

The Paladin, May 2020
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The Director, June 2014
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Siro, June 2013
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Bloodmoney, June 2011
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The Increment, May 2009
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Body of Lies, April 2007
Hardcover

BODY OF LIES
By: David Ignatius

W. W. Norton
April 2007
On Sale: April 16, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 0393065030
EAN: 9780393065039
Hardcover
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Roger Ferris is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has come out of Iraq with a shattered leg and an intense mission—to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman." Ferris's plan for getting inside Suleiman's tent is inspired by a masterpiece of British intelligence during World War II: He prepares a body of lies, literally the corpse of an imaginary CIA officer who appears to have accomplished the impossible by recruiting an agent within the enemy's ranks.

This scheme binds friend and foe in a web of extraordinary subtlety and complexity, and when it begins to unravel, Ferris finds himself flying blind into a hurricane. His only hope is the urbane head of Jordan's intelligence service—a man who might be an Arab version of John le Carré's celebrated spy, George Smiley. But can Ferris trust him?

Media Buzz

Tavis Smiley - August 31, 2007
Tavis Smiley - August 6, 2007
Charlie Rose - July 18, 2007
Tavis Smiley - May 3, 2007
Diane Rehm Show - NPR - April 10, 2007