Triple

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by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)

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BillyBoyMN Towfik was the green agent from the beginning of the book- maybe he wanted to honor him? I am also curious about the message Towfik received from his …moreTowfik was the green agent from the beginning of the book- maybe he wanted to honor him? I am also curious about the message Towfik received from his uncle in Rome? Is there any relation to Nat?

I assume too that Rostov survived.(less)
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Did Mr. Follett do any research at all before writing this book because is seems he based his story on newspaper clippings and bad guesswork?
Virginia I suspect Follett's research included Elaine Davenport's "The Plumbat Affair", a non-fiction exposé of the apparent Israeli/ Mossad theft in 1968 (app…moreI suspect Follett's research included Elaine Davenport's "The Plumbat Affair", a non-fiction exposé of the apparent Israeli/ Mossad theft in 1968 (apparently at sea) of 200 tonnes of yellowcake (processed uranium ore), occurring in the wake of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, after which France ceased supplying Israel with uranium ore for their Dimona nuclear reactor. Davenport's book was published the year before Follett's.(less)
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