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Born in the Western United States, Grady was born to be a writer. Besides writing fiction, he has had positions as a journalist in Washington D.C. which is not too crazy, as he has a degree in Journalism.
His style can be described as a lighter version of Tom Clancy - stories are embellished with details perhaps unnecessary but tasty in terms of fleshing out the story. Sometimes, it may seem like the stories begin to bog under the weight of such a detail-orientated writer,but Grady can bring it back on track, handing over a medium-paced read.
The plot moves along solidly, if not predictably to it's finish, but it's rewarding along the way. These rewarding bits are the true jems of the book, letting loose some fun technical aspects of the 'spy world'.
The characters are the same characters you'd see in an '80s spy movie and while a bit more dimensional than in other books of the genre, they are a bit flat in a global sense.
Grady is perhaps best known for his book, Three Days of the Condor, which had been turned into a motion picture of the same name, starring Robert Redford. He has written a sequal as well, Shadow of the Condor.
By all accounts he continues in the thriller category and specificly writing police/private investigator novels - although he is most known for two spy novels.
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