Edgar Award Best Novel Winner

Hopscotch

by Brian Garfield

Summary

Forced out of the CIA, veteran agent Miles Kendig decides to write a tell all memoir exposing the secrets of intelligence agencies around the world, turning himself into a hunted man. Brian Garfield laces the cat and mouse chase with sharp humor as Kendig outwits his former colleagues and toys with the agents sent to kill him. The novel is a witty, twist filled spy story that doubles as a satire of the espionage establishment.

Historical Context & Significance

Brian Garfield, also known for the novel Death Wish, adapted Hopscotch into a 1980 film starring Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson.