Viktor – a haunted spy - Couverture souple

Calman, Jo; Smith, Casey J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1836285191 ISBN 13 : 9781836285199

Editeur : Troubador Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

In the early 1980s the world was on the brink of a nuclear Armageddon. Trust between the USA and the Soviet Union was at an all-time low, suspicion and fear ruled as each side believed that the other was planning an imminent attack. Against this background Viktor Gumnov, a KGB officer, is sent with his family on a secret mission to Washington charged with the task of finding a way in which the Soviet Union could win such a war.

 

While there Viktor comes to the conclusion that if the American people could be provoked into mass panic, it would be possible to initiate a series of manufactured natural disaster to take out most key parts of the eastern United States.

 

Despite planning America’s defeat, his fear that a forthcoming NATO exercise would be seen by Moscow as cover for a genuine attack prompts Viktor to try to get a vital message to the Soviet leadership. He emphasises that his well-placed contacts insist that the NATO exercise is just that, not cover for the real thing. Moscow is sceptical but the world survives.

 

Based on a true story, this is a tale of high-stakes espionage as it really happened, and of how a potential global catastrophe was averted. It is a human story of courage and ingenuity, and a quest for understanding.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jo Calman arrived late in literary world, having spent most of his working life as a police detective and criminal intelligence officer; He travelled widely and experienced situations that most people can only imagine, especially when he further worked as a risk manager for a major global corporation before becoming a mediator. It was only in 2020 he finally realised his ambition to write novels.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Troubador Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1836285191
• ISBN 13: 9781836285199
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible