The Assassination Option (a Clandestine Operations Novel)

James Cronley Thought He Had Done Well -- He Didn't Know He'd Done This Well. His First Successful Mission For The About-to-be-official New Central Intelligence Directorate Has Drawn All Kinds Of Attention, Some Welcome, Some Not. On The Plus Side, He's Now A Captain; Promoted To Chief, Dci, Europe; And In Charge Of A Top Secret Spy Operation. On The Minus Side, A Lot Of People Would Like To Know About That Operation, Including Not Only The Soviets, But His Own Pentagon, As Well As A Seething J. Edgar Hoover. Cronley Knows That If Just One Thing Goes Wrong, He's Likely To Get Thrown To The Wolves. As If That Weren't Enough Pressure, Complications Are Springing Up On All Sides. He's Discovered A Surprising Alliance Between The Former German Intelligence Chief And, Of All Things, The Mossad. A German Family That Cronley Never Knew He Had Has Suddenly, And Suspiciously, Emerged. And He's Due For A Rendezvous With An Undercover Agent Against The Soviets Known Only As Seven K. It's When He Meets Seven K That He Gets The Real Surprise. W.e.b. Griffin And William E. Butterworth Iv.

Authors : W.e.b. Griffin, William E. Butterworth Iv

Publisher : G.p. Putnam's Sons

Published Year : 2014-12-30

Edition : 1

Format : print - Hardcover, 496 pages

Subject : United States. Central Intelligence Group, Intelligence officers, Intelligence officers--United States--Fiction, Cold War, Cold War--Fiction, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Suspense, Kriminalroman, Amerikanisches Englisch, History, PS3557.R489137 A94 2014b, 813/.54, FIC002000 FIC032000 FIC030000

Language : English

Dimensions : 481 pages ; 24 cm.

ISBN : 039917124x

ISBN13 : 9780399171246