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Charlie Muffin #9
Comrade Charlie
Charlie Muffin comes face-to-face with his KGB nemesis in this thriller filled with "intricate plotting, gripping intrigue, and a memorable romance" (Kirkus Reviews).
Charlie Muffin is too good an agent to be working a desk, but after a bust-up with his new director, he has been relegated to clerk work. Among the heaps of papers, though, Charlie stumbles upon the clues to a last-gasp plot from the collapsing Soviet Union. The signs point to a new Soviet Star Wars system—and to the involvement of a British traitor.
Or do they? After all, the KGB wants one more chance to eliminate their old adversary Charlie. When the agency discovers his involvement, it sets a nasty trap. As the Soviet regime crumbles, it could take Charlie down with it.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
Charlie Muffin is too good an agent to be working a desk, but after a bust-up with his new director, he has been relegated to clerk work. Among the heaps of papers, though, Charlie stumbles upon the clues to a last-gasp plot from the collapsing Soviet Union. The signs point to a new Soviet Star Wars system—and to the involvement of a British traitor.
Or do they? After all, the KGB wants one more chance to eliminate their old adversary Charlie. When the agency discovers his involvement, it sets a nasty trap. As the Soviet regime crumbles, it could take Charlie down with it.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
473 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 15, 1989
About the author
Brian Freemantle
107 books70 followersAka John Maxwell, Jonathan Evans, Jack Winchester, Harry Asher and Richard Gant.
Brian Freemantle [b. 1936] is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international recognition—he would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.
Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two featuring Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian militia detective who work together to comabt organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, Englad.
Brian Freemantle [b. 1936] is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international recognition—he would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.
Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two featuring Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian militia detective who work together to comabt organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, Englad.
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January 10, 2017
One of the most complex in its labyrinthine variations, this 8th Muffin adventure is a delight to those who have read the earlier books, but sufficiently stand-alone for first time readers to fully enjoy. This is spy fiction of the highest order.
October 25, 2015
Wow!!! What a great book!! And I'm sorry it took me so long to read it.
I'm definitely going to be reading more of these books and more in the series.
I meant to post a 5 star review but somehow I can't see it.
I'm definitely going to be reading more of these books and more in the series.
I meant to post a 5 star review but somehow I can't see it.
September 17, 2011
Well written with an excellent plot.
July 28, 2021
Another week, another Charlie Muffin book done. I'm so glad I stuck with this series after the first couple of books left me a little flat. I'm really enjoying them.
March 19, 2024
That's a masterpiece. It just grows Charlie Muffin into something big. It's a shame it's not so popular.
May 14, 2025
Each book in the Charlie Muffin series is not necessarily better than the previous one but there is a certain quality that the author has maintained throughout the series which I really admire.
This reminded me in some ways of the first book in how there are significant reveals near the end that we don't see coming.
It is always fun to see how Charlie manages to outwit people in his own department who are out for his blood and this book provides a lot of satisfaction on that front.
I didn't like how Charlie and
It will be interesting to read new entries in the series considering that the series has gone beyond the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union which was the driving force behind many of the entries so far.
This reminded me in some ways of the first book in how there are significant reveals near the end that we don't see coming.
It is always fun to see how Charlie manages to outwit people in his own department who are out for his blood and this book provides a lot of satisfaction on that front.
I didn't like how Charlie and
It will be interesting to read new entries in the series considering that the series has gone beyond the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union which was the driving force behind many of the entries so far.
April 30, 2026
Similarities to the original, with the narration being coy on exactly what Charlie is planning and how much he knows. It's fun to revisit that technique, but I prefer the storytelling style Freemantle has stuck with through the majority of the series so far.
The final section of this one becomes a sort of court room drama, and it was nice to have this addition to the series.
The final section of this one becomes a sort of court room drama, and it was nice to have this addition to the series.
June 28, 2011
I liked the first in this set of Charlie Muffin novels by Brian Freemantle that I immediately decided to read another. This was just as enjoyable as the first.
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