The Envoy: A gripping Cold War espionage thriller by a former special forces officer - Brossura

Wilson, Edward

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ISBN 10: 1906413126 ISBN 13: 9781906413125

Casa editrice: Arcadia Books Ltd, 2008

Riassunto

Kit Fournier, a disaffected former American officer, goes deep undercover and sides with the enemy in this sophisticated espionage thriller that takes place at the height of the Cold War. Giving a unique look into the CIA in London, Kit faces not only the looming arms race and an impending H-bomb apocalypse but also a crisis of the soul-brought about by the unveiling of his own dark, personal secret that might prove more deadly than the dispatches he's decoding. In a world where sexual blackmail and personal betrayal are essential skills, the consequences of siding with the enemy are exposed in this gripping historical drama.

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Recensione:

'A glorious, seething broth of historical fact and old-fashioned spy story' --The Times

'This is not only one of the three or four best spy novels I've ever read, it is also a startlingly honest and insightful account of the post-war settlement and the true motives behind the cold war' --Emmanuel Cooper, Morning Star

'Wilson, author of one of the best novels about the war in Vietnam (A River in May) has here created an utterly convincing and intensely readable novel about a period, a mere fifty years ago, when the world was in dangerous flux' --Peter Burton, 3Sixty

L'autore:

Edward Wilson served in Vietnam as an officer in the 5th Special Forces. His decorations include the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for VValor. Soon after leaving the army, Wilson became a permanent expatriate. He formally lost US nationality in 1986. Edward Wilson is a British citizen but has also lived and worked in Germany and France. For the past thirty years he has been a teacher in Suffolk. The author enjoys sailing and has a twenty-foot sloop at Orford on the River Ore. Arcadia also published his fist novel A River in May

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• Editore: Arcadia Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1906413126
• ISBN 13: 9781906413125
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 274