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Charlie Heller, a skilled cryptographer working quietly in the CIA’s back office, is forced to confront the agency’s indifference when terrorists murder his fiancée. Determined and out of options, Heller decides to take matters into his own hands, using his expertise to infiltrate the Iron Curtain and confront the mastermind of the attack. With the CIA both enemy and ally, his quest for vengeance turns into a high‑stakes battle for survival in the world of covert spies.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Robert Littell
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