Twilight at Mac’s Place

**Anyone reading a Ross Thomas thriller for the first time is in imminent danger of addiction: One taste is never enough. – *Los Angeles Times*** In *Twilight at Mac’s Place* , the quiet death of an aged spy triggers a desperate race to control his memoirs, which threaten to reveal Cold War secrets many would prefer stayed secrets. When the spy’s estranged son receives the then dizzying sum of 0,000 for all rights to the work, he is properly dizzied. He is also smart enough to seek the help of veteran Cold Warriors McCorkle and Padillo, owners of a D.C. bar called Mac’s Place that is both a capital landmark and a nest of intrigue.