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Eisenhower's Spy
"Noel Hynd knows the ins and outs of Washington's agencies, both public and private." - Publishers Weekly.
“(Hynd is)…a few notches above the Ludlums and Clancys of the world." - Booklist.
'Eisenhower’s Spy' is Noel Hynd’s tough hard-hitting sequel to 'Truman’s Spy'. It is a major new work of action and espionage from the author of 'Flowers From Berlin' and 'Return to Berlin.'
It is the summer of 1958. President Dwight D. Eisenhower personally enlists F.B.I. Special Agent Thomas Buchanan (the central character of Hynd’s 'Truman’s Spy') for a top secret assignment independent of the FBI and CIA. The President asks Buchanan to oversee the investigation of a perplexing murder in broad daylight in Manhattan. The best detectives in New York City cannot pull the case together. Or maybe they don’t want to.
Was the homicide a random slaying, a gangland ‘hit,’ a drug deal gone wrong or a political assassination? And the further question: why is this homicide, which might otherwise be a state or city investigation, the focus of such close White House attention?
Within days of starting his investigation, Buchanan finds himself, his life, his career and the woman he loves in jeopardy. He navigates a lethal web of Russian spies, local hoodlums, political provocateurs from the left and the right, the CIA, rival agents in the FBI, surly New York cops and Caribbean revolutionaries. The case is a nightmare, as are its ramifications. Equally perilous are the gritty gang-controlled urban streets where Buchanan must go to seek answers.
Buchanan soon finds himself working with an unpredictable New York City police lieutenant named Paul Maguire. A beautiful but suspicious young woman named Laura Brookfield filters in and out of the case. Day to day, Laura either aids them or sabotages them. And yet, she may be the key to Buchanan's investigation.
The story twists and turns from New York to Washington to Havana and back again. The case comes in and out of focus like a mirage on a broiling summer afternoon. Buchanan moves from the drug dens of upper Manhattan to the mob nightclubs of midtown to the edgy coffee houses of Greenwich Village. He visits the hot jazz joints of the West Fifties and the corrupt police precincts of the pre-Serpico era.
Questions are many. Answers are few. Buchanan must make his own good luck. Meanwhile, the President is waiting for a report.
To some, America of the 1950’s was a bright, optimistic and prosperous place. But in 'Eisenhower’s Spy' a deeper reality smolders beneath the surface. The decade had begun with two wars: a bloody conflict in Korea that stalemated in 1953 and a global cold war that would intensify through the decade.
Berlin, Budapest and Taiwan were flashpoints of conflict and potential sparks for another world war. Americans passed the decade in fear of Soviet subversion from within or a sudden Soviet nuclear attack from afar. Worse, revolutionary ferment was as close as ninety miles south of Florida as Fidel Castro’s revolutionary army crept increasingly closer to mobbed-up Havana.
'Eisenhower’s Spy' is a spy story that buzzes with the energy of numerous intrigues, love affairs, memorable characters, remorseless criminality and quirks of fate set across a dark set of years in the middle of the Twentieth Century. 'Eisenhower’s Spy' will underscore the critics’ lofty assessment of Noel Hynd’s unique way with a tough hard-hitting spy novel: a full cast of memorable people, romance, uncompromising historical accuracy and heart pounding suspense.
The millions of readers of Noel Hynd’s previous novels will not be disappointed.
“(Hynd is)…a few notches above the Ludlums and Clancys of the world." - Booklist.
'Eisenhower’s Spy' is Noel Hynd’s tough hard-hitting sequel to 'Truman’s Spy'. It is a major new work of action and espionage from the author of 'Flowers From Berlin' and 'Return to Berlin.'
It is the summer of 1958. President Dwight D. Eisenhower personally enlists F.B.I. Special Agent Thomas Buchanan (the central character of Hynd’s 'Truman’s Spy') for a top secret assignment independent of the FBI and CIA. The President asks Buchanan to oversee the investigation of a perplexing murder in broad daylight in Manhattan. The best detectives in New York City cannot pull the case together. Or maybe they don’t want to.
Was the homicide a random slaying, a gangland ‘hit,’ a drug deal gone wrong or a political assassination? And the further question: why is this homicide, which might otherwise be a state or city investigation, the focus of such close White House attention?
Within days of starting his investigation, Buchanan finds himself, his life, his career and the woman he loves in jeopardy. He navigates a lethal web of Russian spies, local hoodlums, political provocateurs from the left and the right, the CIA, rival agents in the FBI, surly New York cops and Caribbean revolutionaries. The case is a nightmare, as are its ramifications. Equally perilous are the gritty gang-controlled urban streets where Buchanan must go to seek answers.
Buchanan soon finds himself working with an unpredictable New York City police lieutenant named Paul Maguire. A beautiful but suspicious young woman named Laura Brookfield filters in and out of the case. Day to day, Laura either aids them or sabotages them. And yet, she may be the key to Buchanan's investigation.
The story twists and turns from New York to Washington to Havana and back again. The case comes in and out of focus like a mirage on a broiling summer afternoon. Buchanan moves from the drug dens of upper Manhattan to the mob nightclubs of midtown to the edgy coffee houses of Greenwich Village. He visits the hot jazz joints of the West Fifties and the corrupt police precincts of the pre-Serpico era.
Questions are many. Answers are few. Buchanan must make his own good luck. Meanwhile, the President is waiting for a report.
To some, America of the 1950’s was a bright, optimistic and prosperous place. But in 'Eisenhower’s Spy' a deeper reality smolders beneath the surface. The decade had begun with two wars: a bloody conflict in Korea that stalemated in 1953 and a global cold war that would intensify through the decade.
Berlin, Budapest and Taiwan were flashpoints of conflict and potential sparks for another world war. Americans passed the decade in fear of Soviet subversion from within or a sudden Soviet nuclear attack from afar. Worse, revolutionary ferment was as close as ninety miles south of Florida as Fidel Castro’s revolutionary army crept increasingly closer to mobbed-up Havana.
'Eisenhower’s Spy' is a spy story that buzzes with the energy of numerous intrigues, love affairs, memorable characters, remorseless criminality and quirks of fate set across a dark set of years in the middle of the Twentieth Century. 'Eisenhower’s Spy' will underscore the critics’ lofty assessment of Noel Hynd’s unique way with a tough hard-hitting spy novel: a full cast of memorable people, romance, uncompromising historical accuracy and heart pounding suspense.
The millions of readers of Noel Hynd’s previous novels will not be disappointed.
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First published June 28, 2020
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Noel Hynd
62 books218 followers I've been a published novelist for longer than I care to admit, since 1976. I'm frequently asked, however, how I first got published. It's an interesting story and involved both Robert Ludlum and James Baldwin, even though neither of them knew it --- or me --- at the time.
My first agent, a wonderful thorughly perofessional gentleman named Robert Lantz was representing Mr. Baldwin at the time. This was around 1975. Balwin, while a brilliant writer, had had some nasty dealings with the head of Dell Publishing. Dell held Jimmy's contract at the time and he could not legally write for anyone else until he gave Dell a book that was due to them. Nonetheless, he refused to deliver a manuscript to Dell and went to Paris to sit things out.
The book was due to The Dial Press, which Dell owned. Baldwin was widely quoted as saying....and I'm cleaning up the quote here, "that he was no longer picking cotton on Dell's planatation."
The book was due to The Dial Press. The editor in chief of The Dial Press was a stellar editor who was making a name for himself and a fair bit of money for the company publishing thriller-author Robert Ludlum. A best seller every year will do that for an editor. Anyway, Baldwin fled New York for Paris. The editor followed, the asignment being to get him to come happily back to Dial. As soon as the editor arrived, Baldwin fled to Algeria. Or maybe Tunisia. It hardly mattered because Baldwin was furious and simply wouldn 't do a book for Dell/Dial. The editor returned to NY without his quarry. Things were at a standstill.
That's where I entered the story, unpublished at age 27 and knowing enough to keep my mouth shut while these things went down. I had given 124 pages of a first novel to Mr. Lantz ten days eariler. Miraculously, his reader liked it and then HE liked it. It was in the same genre that Ludlum wrote in and which the editor at Dial excelled at editing and marketing.
My agent and the editor ran into each other one afternoon in July of 1974 in one of those swank Manhattan places where people used to have three martinis for lunch. The agent asked how things had gone in Europe. The editor told him, knowing full well that the agent already knew. The next steps would be lawyers, Baldwin dragged into US Courts, major authors boycotting Doubleday/Dell, Dial, maybe some civil rights demonstrations and.......but no so fast.
Mr. Lantz offered Dial the first look at a new adventure/espionage novelist (me). IF Dial wanted me after reading my 124 pages, he could sign me, but only IF Baldwin was released from his obligations at Doubleday. I was the literary bribe, so to speak, that would get Jimmy free from Dial. It seemed like a great idea to everyone. It seemed that way because it was. Paperwork was prepapred and paperwork was signed. Voila!...To make a much longer story short, Dial accepted my novel. The editor instructed me on how to raise it to a professional level as I finished writing it over the next ten months. I followed orders perfectly. I even felt prosperous on my $7500 advance. He then had Dial release Mr. Balwin from his obligation. Not surpringly, he went on to create fine books for other publishers. Ludlum did even batter. Of the three, I'm the pauper but I've gotten my fair share and I'm alive with books coming out again now in the very near future, no small accmplishment. So no complaints from me.
That''s how I got published. I met Ludlum many times later on and Baldwin once. Ludlum liked my name "Noel" and used it for an then-upcoming charcter named Noel Holcroft. That amused me. I don't know if either of them even knew that my career had been in their orbits for a month 1975. They would have been amused. They were both smart gifted men and fine writers in dfferent ways. This story was told to me by one of the principals two years later and another one confirmed it.
Me, I came out of it with my first publishing contract, for a book titled 'Reve
My first agent, a wonderful thorughly perofessional gentleman named Robert Lantz was representing Mr. Baldwin at the time. This was around 1975. Balwin, while a brilliant writer, had had some nasty dealings with the head of Dell Publishing. Dell held Jimmy's contract at the time and he could not legally write for anyone else until he gave Dell a book that was due to them. Nonetheless, he refused to deliver a manuscript to Dell and went to Paris to sit things out.
The book was due to The Dial Press, which Dell owned. Baldwin was widely quoted as saying....and I'm cleaning up the quote here, "that he was no longer picking cotton on Dell's planatation."
The book was due to The Dial Press. The editor in chief of The Dial Press was a stellar editor who was making a name for himself and a fair bit of money for the company publishing thriller-author Robert Ludlum. A best seller every year will do that for an editor. Anyway, Baldwin fled New York for Paris. The editor followed, the asignment being to get him to come happily back to Dial. As soon as the editor arrived, Baldwin fled to Algeria. Or maybe Tunisia. It hardly mattered because Baldwin was furious and simply wouldn 't do a book for Dell/Dial. The editor returned to NY without his quarry. Things were at a standstill.
That's where I entered the story, unpublished at age 27 and knowing enough to keep my mouth shut while these things went down. I had given 124 pages of a first novel to Mr. Lantz ten days eariler. Miraculously, his reader liked it and then HE liked it. It was in the same genre that Ludlum wrote in and which the editor at Dial excelled at editing and marketing.
My agent and the editor ran into each other one afternoon in July of 1974 in one of those swank Manhattan places where people used to have three martinis for lunch. The agent asked how things had gone in Europe. The editor told him, knowing full well that the agent already knew. The next steps would be lawyers, Baldwin dragged into US Courts, major authors boycotting Doubleday/Dell, Dial, maybe some civil rights demonstrations and.......but no so fast.
Mr. Lantz offered Dial the first look at a new adventure/espionage novelist (me). IF Dial wanted me after reading my 124 pages, he could sign me, but only IF Baldwin was released from his obligations at Doubleday. I was the literary bribe, so to speak, that would get Jimmy free from Dial. It seemed like a great idea to everyone. It seemed that way because it was. Paperwork was prepapred and paperwork was signed. Voila!...To make a much longer story short, Dial accepted my novel. The editor instructed me on how to raise it to a professional level as I finished writing it over the next ten months. I followed orders perfectly. I even felt prosperous on my $7500 advance. He then had Dial release Mr. Balwin from his obligation. Not surpringly, he went on to create fine books for other publishers. Ludlum did even batter. Of the three, I'm the pauper but I've gotten my fair share and I'm alive with books coming out again now in the very near future, no small accmplishment. So no complaints from me.
That''s how I got published. I met Ludlum many times later on and Baldwin once. Ludlum liked my name "Noel" and used it for an then-upcoming charcter named Noel Holcroft. That amused me. I don't know if either of them even knew that my career had been in their orbits for a month 1975. They would have been amused. They were both smart gifted men and fine writers in dfferent ways. This story was told to me by one of the principals two years later and another one confirmed it.
Me, I came out of it with my first publishing contract, for a book titled 'Reve
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September 23, 2020
Truman's Spy was a great book - I simply loved it - and when I saw that Eisenhower's Spy was out my first reaction was of doubt: the title looked like such an obvious marketing operation, a gimmick...But I couldn't help it so I bought it...
Well, my doubts were more than confirmed...The book was probably too ambitious, aspiring to have a wide, epic breadth, but it ended up being a very long sequel of rather disjointed narrative threads.
More than two third of the novels are context setting and, when it comes to what was supposed to be the subject matter (Eisenhower's Spy), it was not even about espionage.
If I had wanted to read about the Cuban revolution or the pursuit of post WWII Nazi war criminals, I would have bought dedicated, professional historiy books and not a compendium of historical sound bites made up as an espionage thriller.
Well, my doubts were more than confirmed...The book was probably too ambitious, aspiring to have a wide, epic breadth, but it ended up being a very long sequel of rather disjointed narrative threads.
More than two third of the novels are context setting and, when it comes to what was supposed to be the subject matter (Eisenhower's Spy), it was not even about espionage.
If I had wanted to read about the Cuban revolution or the pursuit of post WWII Nazi war criminals, I would have bought dedicated, professional historiy books and not a compendium of historical sound bites made up as an espionage thriller.
September 1, 2021
Eisenhower's Spy. Noel Hynd
FBI Special Agent Buchanan has lead an interesting career. Actually, this is a huge understatement. Working for the cantankerous and self serving FBI director Hoover is a challenge in itself. Then a special assignment with the CIA in it's infancy. He was assigned a mission with President Truman and later President Eisenhower whom he held in high regard. Buchanan was a highly decorated WWII veteran. He fight against the Nazi regime and then was sent as a spy to Spain to ascertain what high ranking Nazi officials were there as guests of the current leadership. They were given a wide birth and openly displayed their loyalty to Hitler. Then when Kennedy was elected president he is sent by Hoover to talk to and hopefully force a young lady to return to America who has sided with Fidel Castro. She is the daughter of a very prominent American. Then, the CIA backed invasion of Cuba occurs while he is there and he is taken prisoner. The Bay of Pigs was a poorly planned fiasco doomed to fail. Kennedy withdrew his support much to the dismay of the Cuban population in Miami. I lived in Miami at that particular time.This is a non stop story of intrigue, betrayal as well as the dismal state of politics and racism in America. An excellent read!!! Being born in 1950 I was very aware of the political climate of the fifties and sixties. My highest recommendation!
FBI Special Agent Buchanan has lead an interesting career. Actually, this is a huge understatement. Working for the cantankerous and self serving FBI director Hoover is a challenge in itself. Then a special assignment with the CIA in it's infancy. He was assigned a mission with President Truman and later President Eisenhower whom he held in high regard. Buchanan was a highly decorated WWII veteran. He fight against the Nazi regime and then was sent as a spy to Spain to ascertain what high ranking Nazi officials were there as guests of the current leadership. They were given a wide birth and openly displayed their loyalty to Hitler. Then when Kennedy was elected president he is sent by Hoover to talk to and hopefully force a young lady to return to America who has sided with Fidel Castro. She is the daughter of a very prominent American. Then, the CIA backed invasion of Cuba occurs while he is there and he is taken prisoner. The Bay of Pigs was a poorly planned fiasco doomed to fail. Kennedy withdrew his support much to the dismay of the Cuban population in Miami. I lived in Miami at that particular time.This is a non stop story of intrigue, betrayal as well as the dismal state of politics and racism in America. An excellent read!!! Being born in 1950 I was very aware of the political climate of the fifties and sixties. My highest recommendation!
October 21, 2021
This book follows Special Agent Thomas Buchanan through a number of job assignments over a 17-year period. It ties in with major historic events of the period and intertwines some brief encounters with, and assignments from President Eisenhower, but I’d say that bestowing on Thomas the title ‘Eisenhower’s Spy’ is an overstatement. That’s not to say I didn’t like the book – far from it. The story is well-written and easy to follow. A couple of reviewers, who are better at remembering history than I, described a weak spot or two, and picked up on perhaps personal slants about some historical characters, but I didn’t feel the story suffered any from those items. I still enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more of Mr. Hynd’s work.
August 8, 2022
Castro in the US before the revolution
Castro in the US
Fidel did not come to the US to raise money but rather to buy weapons from a supposed weapons merchant that he was to meet in Brownsville Texas. The deal turned into a mobster rip off whereas the mobster tipped off the feds and Castro and company fled across the border to Matamoros, Mexico. Sans money and documents Castro, Che and three others were sent to a immigration detention center in Mexico city where they were held for a few weeks and then released. Raul was not among them. After release came the journey on the rickety granma.
Castro in the US
Fidel did not come to the US to raise money but rather to buy weapons from a supposed weapons merchant that he was to meet in Brownsville Texas. The deal turned into a mobster rip off whereas the mobster tipped off the feds and Castro and company fled across the border to Matamoros, Mexico. Sans money and documents Castro, Che and three others were sent to a immigration detention center in Mexico city where they were held for a few weeks and then released. Raul was not among them. After release came the journey on the rickety granma.
April 9, 2024
Another great read in this series.
I really enjoy these historical novels. Noel Hynd provides significant depth and perspective in portraying the life and times of an agent working for the US government, warts and all!
I always learn something new about these past eras, made more enjoyable with the ease of online searches and translations, that further enhances the quality and scope of the topics covered.
In many ways, history repeats itself, or, if not, it certainly rhymes [thank you, Samuel Clemens].
I really enjoy these historical novels. Noel Hynd provides significant depth and perspective in portraying the life and times of an agent working for the US government, warts and all!
I always learn something new about these past eras, made more enjoyable with the ease of online searches and translations, that further enhances the quality and scope of the topics covered.
In many ways, history repeats itself, or, if not, it certainly rhymes [thank you, Samuel Clemens].
November 2, 2020
An excellent read, very fact filled. It was very well put-together that it took between chapters 56 and 57 to finally get to the point where the author drops the title of the book in the text.
As I came close to finishing the book I notice a mere one typo (" of yellow of off....." page 3 chapter 63). I found this novel to be a page turner with lots of details, that would enamour the history buff. I would give this book a solid five stars.
Again, this is just my five cents worth
As I came close to finishing the book I notice a mere one typo (" of yellow of off....." page 3 chapter 63). I found this novel to be a page turner with lots of details, that would enamour the history buff. I would give this book a solid five stars.
Again, this is just my five cents worth
November 27, 2020
Rainy Day
I marched in JFKs inauguration parade as 1st Class Midshipman. I remember it raining and we were ordered to wear rubber overshoes which ended up strewn along the parade route. I had voted for Nixon, although I'm Boston Irish, knew from whence the Kennedy's Father Joe came. One of the first operations I was involved in as Destroyer Officer was 'The Cuban Blockade.' I sensed it was Amateur Hour at the White House.
I marched in JFKs inauguration parade as 1st Class Midshipman. I remember it raining and we were ordered to wear rubber overshoes which ended up strewn along the parade route. I had voted for Nixon, although I'm Boston Irish, knew from whence the Kennedy's Father Joe came. One of the first operations I was involved in as Destroyer Officer was 'The Cuban Blockade.' I sensed it was Amateur Hour at the White House.
March 8, 2021
Interesting book
I was born during Eisenhower's term in office. I was familiar with the other happenings in this book from memory, reading, word of mouth. Yes, it was quite a feat during the cold war to keep us out of physical war with the Russians. I well remember the fear of "the Russians are coming" this happened all together in another time and place. Again, great research on this series.
I was born during Eisenhower's term in office. I was familiar with the other happenings in this book from memory, reading, word of mouth. Yes, it was quite a feat during the cold war to keep us out of physical war with the Russians. I well remember the fear of "the Russians are coming" this happened all together in another time and place. Again, great research on this series.
August 17, 2023
Well this was hard going. Its mammoth. Lots of history mixed in with a fictional story. I say story, it was rather a disjointed affair. When the story was in play I did enjoy it, but oh so often there were chapter after chapter of scene setting history. I found myself caring so little for the characters. To give it its due its quite well written.. its just lost within itself. Too slow, too disjointed. Hours and hours of my life wasted.
August 8, 2020
Another great read
Not quite as fast paced as Truman’s Spy, a good genuine story of the times I grew up in. Interesting history brought back to mind. How stupidly foolish out leaders were thinking only the great white gods in Washington knew the answers.
I recommend this book to all.
Not quite as fast paced as Truman’s Spy, a good genuine story of the times I grew up in. Interesting history brought back to mind. How stupidly foolish out leaders were thinking only the great white gods in Washington knew the answers.
I recommend this book to all.
August 11, 2020
Lots of history in these pages
I am a war baby and WWII shaped my life and memories. I lived through the eras discussed and Mr Hynd captures the feelings from those years. The I Like Ike Republican Party was destroyed by Barry Goldwater and his accomplices. I can’t wait to read the next book about JFK. Good work!
I am a war baby and WWII shaped my life and memories. I lived through the eras discussed and Mr Hynd captures the feelings from those years. The I Like Ike Republican Party was destroyed by Barry Goldwater and his accomplices. I can’t wait to read the next book about JFK. Good work!
November 13, 2023
Timely. Filled with historical facts. I still remember those tumultuous times. Castro and his ragtag army defeated a corrupt regime to immerse the island on an even worse nightmare. The action is credible and the scenes are part of the great question of what could have happened if Kennedy was not assassinated. Conrad Samayoa.
May 24, 2021
Exciting novel with accurate historical context
This is an enjoyable story which accurately depicts the timeframe. Portrayal of the characters are well done. There is enough suspense throughout the novel to warrant the reader’s continued interest. It’s a good read.
This is an enjoyable story which accurately depicts the timeframe. Portrayal of the characters are well done. There is enough suspense throughout the novel to warrant the reader’s continued interest. It’s a good read.
March 6, 2022
A historical fiction well written.
It was a good story. Certainly considered historical fiction. Anyone interested in history would enjoy this story. Very few people of the 2000's would remember Eisenhower or his major effect in WW2.
It was a good story. Certainly considered historical fiction. Anyone interested in history would enjoy this story. Very few people of the 2000's would remember Eisenhower or his major effect in WW2.
December 11, 2023
True historical fiction
Excellent way of revisiting some important points of our nation and the world history.
This is my second book from the author, looking forward to other books.
Excellent way of revisiting some important points of our nation and the world history.
This is my second book from the author, looking forward to other books.
December 13, 2023
This book continues the story of Tom Buchanan, FBI agent, through the 1950s as he carries out special assignments in Spain, New York and Cuba - a great deal of political context to back up the narrative.
September 13, 2020
I cannot put it down..think Thomas Buchanan is a great American hero.. I lived thru this time period.Started with the Berlin books ..Very interesting
December 5, 2020
I loved the history while I was eagerly page turning!
August 31, 2021
Very good
Well written account of this time period. People vs are well drawn. I enjoyed reading this very much. Looking for others by this author.
Well written account of this time period. People vs are well drawn. I enjoyed reading this very much. Looking for others by this author.
October 5, 2021
Noel Hynd’s gift or writing history
Mr zhynd writes with energy, clarity and good humor as well an amazing grasp of history. Hard to put his books down, especially Eisenhower Spy.
Mr zhynd writes with energy, clarity and good humor as well an amazing grasp of history. Hard to put his books down, especially Eisenhower Spy.
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January 21, 2022Fictional but authentic
The story was compelling and thoroughly enjoyed. Elements of the story were set in actual events. I appreciated the historical context.
Wonderful reading.
The story was compelling and thoroughly enjoyed. Elements of the story were set in actual events. I appreciated the historical context.
Wonderful reading.
March 15, 2022
Historical
The mixing of fiction with factual historical evDone! Bring to life the situation during those dangerous years. Very well done!
The mixing of fiction with factual historical evDone! Bring to life the situation during those dangerous years. Very well done!
April 26, 2023
Nice continuation
Good continuing development of previous major characters. Excellent tie to history. Some past a morality of our government still disturbing.
Good continuing development of previous major characters. Excellent tie to history. Some past a morality of our government still disturbing.
April 28, 2022
One of the most enjoyable books I have read in some time. Told in terms of the life of a young intelligence officer, it chronicles the major events in world affairs from the end of WW II to the 1970's. One cannot tell how much fiction is interwoven into the actual events but what results is a fascinating narrative, especially to someone who lived through all of it. Highly recommended.
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