Let's make this birthday one to remember.

90 years old (Born on January 08, 1935)

Happy Birthday, Robert Littell! May your day be filled with more intrigue than a CIA briefing and fewer plot twists than "The Defection of A. J. Lewinter." Your novels have kept us guessing, laughing nervously, and double-checking our neighbors' identities for decades—thanks for making paranoia so entertaining!

From unraveling Cold War mysteries in "The Company" to masterfully navigating espionage's shadowy corridors in countless gripping tales—you've proven that spies age gracefully (and authors even better). Here's wishing you another year full of suspenseful plots, clever characters—and absolutely no unexpected defections at your birthday party!