Koude oorlog

by Richard Steinberg, Peter de Rijk

Jerry Goldman, alias Xenos Filotimo, alias Dureté, is een eenling. Ooit was hij de best getrainde CIA-agent die werd ingezet bij de gevaarlijkste missies, maar nu heeft hij zich uit de wereld van spioinage en contraspionage, oorlogsvoering en moord teruggetrokken. Voorzover dat tenminste mogelijk is...

Want de druk op Xenos, de koelbloedige, is groot. En tegen zijn zin moet hij in New York een man opsporen die onder verdachte omstandigheden is verdwenen. Een missie die hem tegen wil en dank opnieuw midden in de wreld van de gehate geheime diensten plaatst...
En die hem voert naar het duistere hart van een politiek complot.
Een samenzwering van zo grote omvang, dat het machtsevenwicht in de wreld erdoor verstoord dreigt te raken.

Een vernietigende operatie, die alleen een menselijke moordmachine als Xenos kan verijdelen...

Koude Oorlog is een superspannende en keiharde actiethriller van Richard Steinberg, authoriteit op het gebied van contraspionage en internationale veiligheidsvraagstukken.

Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Action

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Take two highly trained black ops guys who quit working for the government & go their own way. They're passionate, but highly disciplined men who seem almost identical, yet they take different paths. One becomes guilt-laden & pretty much retires from the world. The other sells his skills to the highest bidder. Put them on a collision course & watch the action unfold. A fun, exciting read.

[Melinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me well into the book to keep all the characters straight, but an interesting read.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mindless, suspenseful,implausible beach reading. Manchurian Candidate meets Bourne Identity meets Tomb Raider. Sometimes believable, other times fanciful almost, but hey's it's a story. It's about: the secret assassin(the good guy) from the CIA who has disavowed his past life of killing; who is Jewish but doesn't work for the Mossad and who by the way is an honory blood brother of the Corsican brotherhood (don't call them mafia); who now has a clinic in the south of France which treats Afghan children wounded by war; and who by accident falls into a Chinese plan to capture control of the US government; the plan is being executed by a former comrade in the dark arts who has taken the dark side. Lots of cliches and predictable confrontations and you know it's going to happen moments including the dance of death between the two rivals. I only read this because it was one of the few ebooks I could download from the library that didn't have a long wait.

[Joe Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard man seeks justice in a future world. One of two men who were selected and trained to take advantage of their genetic advantages in strategy, strength, thinking, speed finds conscience and retires from assassination jobs to wander the world and offer services to those who were forsaken and needing help. He is drawn into agency intrigue again and is pitted against his alter-ego, the second 4 Phase Man. Their mechanizations ranged the full extent of possible weapons and world geographical areas ending with a personal confrontation. The internal conflict that both major characters were affected with, added a good contrast between their individual ethical natures. It also added a worthwhile dimension to the story. An action packed story that keeps the pages turning with a surprising ending. The world that is created could be one of our futures. Treat yourself to this book!

[Lauri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent Spy/Conspiracy story. Beach read.

[Darby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book when I read it. Finally remembered the name of it after hunting online for forever!

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title comes from the definition of a 4-phase man - one trained in intelligence gathering, counter-intelligence, technological warfare, and assassination.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an ok story. Typical bad guy/good guy/tortured spy story. Wasn't quite as gripping as I had hoped after reading Steinberg's book 'The Gemini Man'.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of a "Bourne Identity" Ludlum story line. Super spies created by various governments duke it out. A good read, but not amazing.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Action/ Adventure. Summer Read.