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Code Name: Goldfinch
In 1985, an ordinary woman with a dangerous secret, pursued by Soviet spies, is given the chance to be part of an extraordinary mission. Can she find the courage to risk her life to save her beloved Poland from Soviet domination?
In Moscow, the Kremlin ordered the GRU and the KGB to get inside the Polish dissident circles and destroy them before Ukraine and the other Soviet republics followed Poland’s turn towards democracy. In Warsaw, General Jaruzelski’s ordered the SB to crush the dissidents. Even the Ukrainian KGB sent spies to disrupt the Polish dissidents.
Soviet illegals, who were in the US to get their hands on defense technology, found a way to kill two birds with one stone. They trolled the Polish diaspora communities to penetrate the support networks for the Polish dissidents back home and to thwart the CIA’s mission to provide non-lethal support for the Poles seeking to get out from under the Kremlin’s ruthless domination.
CIA NOC Officer Holly Holcomb and her team have an important mission. Find the Soviet spies and thwart them while protecting the CIA’s Polish assets. To do that, she needs to uncover the truth about that ordinary Polish woman with an extraordinary secret!
In Moscow, the Kremlin ordered the GRU and the KGB to get inside the Polish dissident circles and destroy them before Ukraine and the other Soviet republics followed Poland’s turn towards democracy. In Warsaw, General Jaruzelski’s ordered the SB to crush the dissidents. Even the Ukrainian KGB sent spies to disrupt the Polish dissidents.
Soviet illegals, who were in the US to get their hands on defense technology, found a way to kill two birds with one stone. They trolled the Polish diaspora communities to penetrate the support networks for the Polish dissidents back home and to thwart the CIA’s mission to provide non-lethal support for the Poles seeking to get out from under the Kremlin’s ruthless domination.
CIA NOC Officer Holly Holcomb and her team have an important mission. Find the Soviet spies and thwart them while protecting the CIA’s Polish assets. To do that, she needs to uncover the truth about that ordinary Polish woman with an extraordinary secret!
455 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2024
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About the author
Sara M. Barton
78 books78 followersSara M. Barton is the author of several fast-paced cozy mysteries featuring lively characters: The Scarlet Wilson Mysteries, The Off the Books Mysteries, The International Killer Chefs Competition Mysteries (The first book in the new series is entitled "Frosted!")
She has also written hybrid "cozy thriller" series, offering likeable characters and wild twists: The Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mysteries, The Cornwall & Company Mysteries
She also has written dark and dangerous spy thrillers based on historical events dating back to the Cold War. Some of these touch on now-unclassified government-funded research programs examining the feasibility of psychic abilities: The Project Stargazer Thrillers, The Arden Woods Thrillers
Sara M. Barton offers helpful tips, information, and education for families providing care to a loved one on The Practical Caregiver Guides website and her blog. As a passionate advocate for improving the lives of cancer patients and others managing serious health challenges, she has written "The Practical Caregiver's Essential Guide: How to Help Someone You Love" and a short, free guide for caregivers providing end-of-life care called "The Practical Caregiver's Guide to Home Hospice".
She is also a classically trained artist who loves to paint landscapes, seascapes, and portraits.
She has also written hybrid "cozy thriller" series, offering likeable characters and wild twists: The Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mysteries, The Cornwall & Company Mysteries
She also has written dark and dangerous spy thrillers based on historical events dating back to the Cold War. Some of these touch on now-unclassified government-funded research programs examining the feasibility of psychic abilities: The Project Stargazer Thrillers, The Arden Woods Thrillers
Sara M. Barton offers helpful tips, information, and education for families providing care to a loved one on The Practical Caregiver Guides website and her blog. As a passionate advocate for improving the lives of cancer patients and others managing serious health challenges, she has written "The Practical Caregiver's Essential Guide: How to Help Someone You Love" and a short, free guide for caregivers providing end-of-life care called "The Practical Caregiver's Guide to Home Hospice".
She is also a classically trained artist who loves to paint landscapes, seascapes, and portraits.
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April 9, 2024
Interesting historical fiction primarily about the CIA involvement in the Polish quest for democracy.
Some decent characters but not much action.
The book was poorly edited with missing and incorrectly used words.
Also the book dragged, probably would have been better with 100 less pages.
Some decent characters but not much action.
The book was poorly edited with missing and incorrectly used words.
Also the book dragged, probably would have been better with 100 less pages.
April 23, 2024
Today
This is an exceptional book. Quite a bit of history and a story that revolves into today’s headlines. Ms Barton does an excellent job telling this story and keeping the reader engaged.
This is an exceptional book. Quite a bit of history and a story that revolves into today’s headlines. Ms Barton does an excellent job telling this story and keeping the reader engaged.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews