Six Days of the Condor

Six Days of the Condor is a thriller novel by American author

James Grady, first published in 1974 by W.W. Norton. The story is
Six Days of the Condor
a suspense drama set in then-contemporary Washington, D.C., and
is considerably different from the 1975 film version, Three Days of
the Condor. It was followed by a second novel by Grady titled
Shadow of the Condor, released in 1978. Two more sequels, Next
Day of the Condor and Last Days of the Condor came out in
2015.

Plot
Ronald Malcolm is a CIA employee who works in a clandestine
operations office in Washington, D.C. responsible for analyzing
the plots of mystery and spy novels. One day, when he should be
in the office, Malcolm slips out a basement entrance for lunch. In
his absence a group of armed men gain entrance to the office and
kill everyone there. Malcolm returns, realizes he is in grave danger,
and telephones a phone number at CIA headquarters he has been
given for emergencies. First edition
Author James Grady
When he phones in (and remembers to give his code name
"Condor"), he is told to meet an agent named Weatherby who will Language English
"bring him in" for protection. However, Weatherby is part of a Series The Condor series
rogue group within the CIA, the same group responsible for the
Genre Thriller
original assassinations. Weatherby tries to kill Malcolm, who
manages to escape. On the run, Malcolm uses his wits to elude Publisher W. W. Norton &
both the rogue CIA group and the proper CIA authorities, both of Company
which have a vested interest in his capture or death. Publication 1974
date
Seeking shelter, Malcolm kidnaps a paralegal named Wendy Ross
whom he overhears saying she will spend her coming vacation Pages 192 pp.
days holed up in her apartment. Knowing no one will notice her ISBN 0393086925
absence, Malcolm enlists her aid in finding out more about the OCLC 797885 (https://www.
forces after him. She is shot and seriously wounded in the process,
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but survives.
7885)
It is then revealed that the rogue group was using the section Dewey 813/.5/4
where Malcolm works to import illegal drugs from Laos. A Decimal
supervisor stumbled onto a discrepancy in the records exposing LC Class PZ4.G732 Si
this operation, thus necessitating the section's elimination. PS3557.R122
Followed by Shadow of the
Adaptations Condor 

In 1975, Sydney Pollack directed the film Three Days of the Condor, adapted by David
Rayfiel and Lorenzo Semple from Grady's novel.
 In 2014, Grady wrote a sequel titled Last Days of the Condor that has been optioned for film
by MGM.
In 2018, AT&T Audience aired a 10-episode television series Condor, adapted from a blend
of the novel and the film, produced by MGM Television and Skydance TV. Max Irons plays
the role of Condor/Joe Turner.[1]

References
1. Andreeva, Nellie (2017-02-07). "Max Irons To Star In Audience TV Series Inspired By 'Three
Days Of The Condor' " (https://deadline.com/2017/02/max-irons-condor-series-three-days-of-
the-condor-audience-network-1201903597/). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-01-17.

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