--- product_id: 33941777 title: "The Last Supper" brand: "brand: the overlook press" price: "€ 13.30" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/33941777-the-last-supper store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # The Last Supper **Brand:** brand: the overlook press **Price:** € 13.30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Last Supper by brand: the overlook press - **How much does it cost?** € 13.30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/33941777-the-last-supper) ## Best For - brand: the overlook press enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted brand: the overlook press brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From Publishers Weekly First published in 1983, this is one of a half dozen of McCarry's espionage thrillers featuring CIA agent Paul Christopher, an old school spy who operates in a world where clever and vicious communists are unquestionably the villains, and who is handsome, dedicated and never short of compliant women. Dismissing his lover Molly Benson's feelings of dread, Paul leaves her bed to fly off to 1960s Vietnam. Sure enough, Molly is quickly murdered. Abruptly, the book flashes back to 1926 Germany where Paul's father, a young American writer, encounters minor Prussian nobility and the woman who will become Paul's mother. Apolitical until the Nazis arrest his wife in 1939, Paul's father joins the OSS that becomes the postwar CIA. At this point, fans of this veteran author will settle back to enjoy nearly 400 pages of nasty scheming. Paul's father spies successfully, but his obsessive efforts to track down his wife lead to Paul's father's murder. Following his father's footsteps into the Cold War "outfit," Paul travels the world to counter communist skullduggery, while delivering plenty of his own. He retires (after a 10-year stint in a Chinese prison) but continues to investigate his father's death. In so doing, he finds the answer as well as the reason for Molly's murder, leading to a shocking twist that turns his world upside down. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Read more From the Publisher On a rainy night in Paris, Paul Christopher's lover Molly Benson falls victim to a vehicular homicide minutes before Christopher boards a jet bound for Vietnam. To explain this seemingly senseless murder, The Last Supper takes its readers back not only to the earliest days of Christopher's life, but also to the origins of the CIA in the clandestine operations of the OSS during World War II. Moving seamlessly from tales of refugee smuggling in Nazi Germany, to OSS-coordinated guerilla warfare against the Japanese in Burma, to the confused violence of the Vietnam War, McCarry creates an intimate history of the shadow-world of deceit and betrayal that penetrates the psyches of the men and women who live within it. Perhaps the most richly complex of McCarry's renowned Paul Christopher novels, The Last Supper is an epic recreation of the history of an organization ensnared by a culture of conspiracy, deceit, and senseless violence. Read more See all Editorial Reviews ## Images ![The Last Supper - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VTRRM953L.jpg) ![The Last Supper - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41msj-AuKeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ he might have written novels like this one *by A***N on September 21, 2014* "The Last Supper" is the climactic volume of the Paul Christopher Series. As an espionage novel, it's startling -- the betrayal of the CIA's master spy by the agency's most notorious agent, leading to ten years in a Chinese prison, the death of Chrisopher's lover, and the transformation of his life and his agency. But it's also a book about families, the Hubbards and the Christophers, two New England families whose American roots go back to the 18th century -- representatives of a very different time in American life, and in its government, when a resume and a degree meant much less than whether you knew someone could be depended upon. Trust mattered. Personal confidentiality was vital. People knew each other as much by blood as by credentials -- the world of FDR, Wild Bill Donovan, a world that vanishes as the Christopher series progresses. "Last Supper" is a long read. It has scene development more familiar to readers of Faulkner and James than to those of Len Deighton. Characters develop; conversations over a lusciously described meal are complex, engaged with issues and tactics on the one hand, and ancient friendships and their betrayal on the other. If Le Carre had not been so bitter about the United States, he might have written novels like this one, where the spies fumble and fail as much as they do in the English writer's stories, but to a purpose the author is not embarrassed to have participated in himself as a CIA agent for almost twenty years. McCarry's best spy novel is "The Secret Lovers," but his best book is this one, available on Kindle now, and in a new edition. Check it out. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Elegant Spy Family *by D***D on March 22, 2012* "The Last Supper" by Charles McCarry is excellent. It spans approximately 60 years (though the author is mystifyingly vague about exact years -- instead we're treated to "eras.") from before WWII in cheery/scary 1930s Germany to the God-awful times of McCarthyism in the US, the Cold War, The Vietnam War, and various aftermaths.The key to it all is the extraordinary (and slightly weird) Christopher family, whose names and relationships I was constantly getting confused by. But they are spies extraordinaire. In my mind, though, the main character in "The Last Supper" is Barney Wolkoweiz, whose personality, grossness and brilliance dominate the book of clever and stupid characters, all of whom are delicately drawn and are oh-so-different one from the other. In a sense, the story has heavy psychological overtones and themes. Often the Chrisophers are portrayed as observers, virtually silent, but lethally-smart quiet.Paul Christopher, the exceedingly taciturn (actual) main character on whose back the story resides, is brilliant, observant and fearless. He also seems able to move from one love "relationship" to another with alacrity. The prison scenes in China were among the very best sections of the book.Caution to readers. Pay close attention to ALL the characters, no matter how few pages are devoted to them and all their activities. It all matters and eventually comes round in the end to make sense, as Paul finally solves the mystery of who spies on whom and why. In that sense the story often reads more like a mystery story than a spy novel.All-in-all the tale is quite fine, engrossing, mysterious, hideous (at times) and suitably action-bloody. Dialgue is excellent, and the mid-1900s history lesson alone is worth reading. For those of us old enough to have experienced most of this time span, it was a nice blast from the past.I long suspected who the mole in the CIA really was, but the end solution wa creative and still suspenseful.A great read; a 4.6, so rounded up to a 5. ### ⭐⭐⭐ READABLE, BUT NOT EXCEPTIONAL. *by M***R on May 12, 2019* This is the only book by this author that I have read. I was intrigued by reviews which compared Charles McCarry favorably to John LeCarre, Philip Kerr, and Alan Furst.I see no basis for putting McCarry in such company. This story has a predictable story line populated by forgettable characters. Perhaps "The Last Supper" is not a good example of McCarry's best writing, but I have no interest in finding out for certain by reading any more. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/33941777-the-last-supper](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/33941777-the-last-supper) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*