Review: In Enemy Hands by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir

Destroyer 26 In Enemy Hands by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir

While the plot of this novel is not great—the espionage version of mutually assured destruction is messed up by Congress unilaterally disarming all CIA agents so that they cannot bungle their way into creating another international incident—there is a little bit of fun in watching Murphy and Sapir satirize President Gerald Ford. This is the first time Ford appears in the series and the authors were not kind to him, taking his propensity to trip and turning it into an ability to injure himself with any and everything that comes into reach—a paper clip, a piece of paper, even a band aid. So not great on the plot—especially the alleged love interest—but marginally saved by the literary equivalent of some slapstick humor.