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Dateline: Rome: A Cold War Thriller
1955, Rome. The war is over, but another has begun in the
shadows.
Spencer Greenstreet, a former OSS officer turned foreign
correspondent, thought he’d left espionage behind. But
when a Soviet defector is gunned down before his eyes, and
Greenstreet seizes a classified file from the body, he is pulled
back into a world of danger and deception.
Inside lies a coded Soviet document—cryptic, urgent, and
explosive. With no one else to trust, Greenstreet turns to CIA
station chief Robert McKenna. Together they begin to unlock
its secrets, uncovering a plot that could tip the balance of
power in Europe.
As the clock runs down, Greenstreet becomes the target of
relentless KGB pursuit. In a city where allies wear masks and
betrayal lurks in every shadow, one misstep could mean his
death—and the unraveling of the West’s fragile stability.
A taut blend of Cold War espionage, Vatican intrigue, and
breakneck suspense, Rome plunges readers into
1950s Rome, where the price of failure is nothing less than
Europe’s future.
shadows.
Spencer Greenstreet, a former OSS officer turned foreign
correspondent, thought he’d left espionage behind. But
when a Soviet defector is gunned down before his eyes, and
Greenstreet seizes a classified file from the body, he is pulled
back into a world of danger and deception.
Inside lies a coded Soviet document—cryptic, urgent, and
explosive. With no one else to trust, Greenstreet turns to CIA
station chief Robert McKenna. Together they begin to unlock
its secrets, uncovering a plot that could tip the balance of
power in Europe.
As the clock runs down, Greenstreet becomes the target of
relentless KGB pursuit. In a city where allies wear masks and
betrayal lurks in every shadow, one misstep could mean his
death—and the unraveling of the West’s fragile stability.
A taut blend of Cold War espionage, Vatican intrigue, and
breakneck suspense, Rome plunges readers into
1950s Rome, where the price of failure is nothing less than
Europe’s future.
320 pages, Paperback
Published October 27, 2025
About the author
John Charles Gifford
14 books25 followersJOHN CHARLES GIFFORD earned two degrees from the University of Minnesota, served in the Peace Corps in the Republic of Liberia, and currently lives and writes full-time in Montréal, Québec. He is also the author of two soon-to-be-published political Cold War thrillers.
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