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Jack Higgins once again delivers a tense espionage yarn featuring Alexander Kurbsky, a celebrated Russian author and ex-paratrooper disillusioned with the Putin regime. Kurbsky’s decision to flee westward pulls in Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon, and a disparate cadre of operatives dubbed the "Prime Minister's Private Army." Together they concoct a high-stakes escape and cover-up, but Kurbsky’s clandestine ties to Russian intelligence threaten to undermine their plans. As Moscow’s shadowy security forces close in, the line between ally and adversary blurs, and the stakes rise as the protagonists must decide what they are willing to sacrifice.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Jack Higgins
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