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In the tense summer of 1963, president Kennedy’s planned summit in divided Berlin serves as the backdrop for a diabolical scheme orchestrated by East German intelligence and a renegade American. The potential catastrophe reaches its peak when the Allies must rely on a unique group of operatives—a cohort of six monks, an American priest, a British major, and a young doctor with a shadowy past—to stop the plot before it culminates in the deadly "Day of Judgment." Higgins combines political intrigue with espionage, crafting a pulse‑pounding narrative that explores the fragile nature of international diplomacy and the extraordinary measures required to safeguard freedom.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Jack Higgins
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