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Detailed and knowledgeable, but perhaps a little overlong
At 766 pages this is quite a long novel, but the characters are richly formed and keep you wanting to find out what happens in the end.
The author does deliver huge detail to the daily life of an American spy in Moscow and East Berlin in the 80's including the boring stuff such as report writing. They also give good insight into counter surveillance routines, dead letter drops and the like as well as period detail of 80s Moscow and Berlin. ...more
At 766 pages this is quite a long novel, but the characters are richly formed and keep you wanting to find out what happens in the end.
The author does deliver huge detail to the daily life of an American spy in Moscow and East Berlin in the 80's including the boring stuff such as report writing. They also give good insight into counter surveillance routines, dead letter drops and the like as well as period detail of 80s Moscow and Berlin. ...more
Reviewed by Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite - 5 of 5 stars
Of Our Own Device by M.K. South is a powerful thriller told around equally powerful historical events. For readers who enjoy political thrillers that are fast-paced and gripping, this book will be a
wondrous treat. The novel features one of the perennial conflicts of modern history, the tug-of-war between the CIA and the KGB, set in an age when spy work was the order of the day with a shaky relationship between the US and Russia. Jack ...more
Of Our Own Device by M.K. South is a powerful thriller told around equally powerful historical events. For readers who enjoy political thrillers that are fast-paced and gripping, this book will be a
wondrous treat. The novel features one of the perennial conflicts of modern history, the tug-of-war between the CIA and the KGB, set in an age when spy work was the order of the day with a shaky relationship between the US and Russia. Jack ...more
