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Here Comes Charlie M

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Here Comes Charlie M is Brian Freemantle's second Charlie Muffin novel, continuing the adventures of the irreverent British intelligence officer who distrusts both foreign adversaries and his own service chiefs.

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Where does Here Comes Charlie M fit in the Charlie Muffin series?

Here Comes Charlie M is the American title of Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, the second Charlie Muffin novel. Brian Freemantle published it in 1978, after Charlie Muffin or Charlie M from 1977. [Charlie Muffin series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Muffin_%28novel%29)

What is the plot of Here Comes Charlie M?

Charlie visits the grave of his fallen boss and is then targeted by both British and American intelligence agencies. Their attempt to eliminate him becomes a test of the same improvisational survival skills that define the first novel. [AudioFile](https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/11275/clap-hands-here-comes-charlie-by-brian-freemantle-read-by-hayward-morse/)

What makes Charlie Muffin different from a typical spy hero?

Charlie is presented as scruffy, working class, and older than the polished agents around him. AudioFile describes him as disliked by both the CIA and British Intelligence, yet unusually good at surviving their schemes. [AudioFile](https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/11275/clap-hands-here-comes-charlie-by-brian-freemantle-read-by-hayward-morse/)

Was Here Comes Charlie M adapted for radio?

Yes. BBC Radio 4 broadcast a radio adaptation of the sequel in 1989, with Philip Jackson as Charlie Muffin and Sandor Elès as Kalenin. [Charlie Muffin series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Muffin_%28novel%29)

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