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I nominate The Hunt for Red October. It is a military thriller about the hunt for a top secret Russian sub.
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I nominate Night Soldiers by Alan Furst. Furst takes you to the lesser known fields of World War II. Night Soldiers begins with Russia's NKVD recruitment of an agent during the Spanish Civil War. The novel concerns Germany's and Russia's attempts to control Eastern Europe. This is a spy novel that takes you from Bulgaria, to Spain, to Paris, and exploits of the Underground during WWII. Furst's novel has over 2800 GR ratings with an average rating of 4.03 stars.
I nominated Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy since it is widely regarded as a classic of the Espionage genre. The idea of a spy among spies in the Cold War era seems like it would make for a fascinating story. I have been meaning to read it for some time, but never got around to it.
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Robert Littel/Young Philby - I nominated this book because .... because ... it has been on my reading-list for quite some time and I want to read it with you, my group. Now is this reason enough or what? Young Philby
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"An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a..."
Not sure if that qualifies for the theme, might have to look into that
Oh, no problem--I'll withdraw the nomination. I'll suggest A Delicate Truth by Le Carre, since it's very timely and was just published this year."A counter-terrorist operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted on the British crown colony of Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, a private defense contractor who is also his bosom friend, and a shady American CIA operative of the evangelical far-right. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister’s personal private secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it.
Three years later, a disgraced Special Forces Soldier delivers a message from the dead. Was Operation Wildlife the success it was cracked up to be—or a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? Summoned by Sir Christopher (“Kit”) Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely observed by Kit’s daughter, Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and duty to his Service. If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can he keep silent?"
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The Hunt for Red October
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Young Philby
Night Soldiers
A Delicate Truth
Black List by Brad Thor:"A stunning thriller that predicted the National Security Agency scandal. "Brad Thor is as current as tomorrow’s headlines." —Dan Brown
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor returns with his most explosive thriller ever. Somewhere deep inside the United States government is a closely guarded list. Members of Congress never get to see it—only the President and a secret team of advisers. Once your name is on the list, it doesn’t come off . . . until you’re dead.
Someone has just added counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath’s name."
http://www.amazon.com/Black-List-Thri...
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"A stunning thriller that predicted the National Security Agency scandal. "Brad Thor is as current as tomorrow’s headlines." —Dan Brown
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