In 1965, in the chilliest part of the Cold War, Anders Desruisseaux is nearing the end of his career in the US military. His last stint has been with Army Intelligence, working as an agent handler in northern Germany, where he runs agents in and out of East Bloc countries. He sees his job description as: Retired spy, much field experience, twenty years of lying, deceit, sedition. Plays well with others. At this point in his life and career, things should be getting simpler. But suddenly they're becoming much more ...
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In 1965, in the chilliest part of the Cold War, Anders Desruisseaux is nearing the end of his career in the US military. His last stint has been with Army Intelligence, working as an agent handler in northern Germany, where he runs agents in and out of East Bloc countries. He sees his job description as: Retired spy, much field experience, twenty years of lying, deceit, sedition. Plays well with others. At this point in his life and career, things should be getting simpler. But suddenly they're becoming much more complicated. Among his other problems: is one of his former sources out to kill him? This novel is fiction-based-on-fact. Many of the techniques and places described in the novel were and are true. The job was at times exciting, rarely glamorous, and sometimes just a rotten way to make a living.
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