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Jack Sussek was born in California but raised on the East Coast of the United States, attended boarding school in Massachusetts and graduated from George Washington University in Washington, DC with a degree in English. He has worked in the timber business in the Pacific Northwest and in Australia, on sailboats in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and in surveillance, counter-surveillance, and remote site logistics in Europe, the Middle East, and Afghanistan. He has published short stories in various literary magazines. MANHATTAN AFFAIR is his first novel. His next novel is due to come out in 2014. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.

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	Manhattan Affair 3.92 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Matchmaker by Paul Vidich

The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin by Paul Vidich

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To be honest this was a disappointment compared to his earlier books. Too many repetitive phrases, some typos (not the author's fault), a little heavy on the assumptions, the relationship between the two wives asked a little much of the reader...I could mention a few other things but.....Kruger's end could have been fleshed o Read more of this blog post »

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