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The Deceiver

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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Sam McCready is The Deceiver, one of the Secret Intelligence Service's most unorthodox and most valued operatives, a legend in his own time. The end of the cold war has, however, strengthened the hand of the Whitehall mandarins, to whom he seems about as controllable as Genghis Khan, so Sam is to have his fate decided at a special hearing.

As part of the proceedings, four of Sam's key operations are reviewed: a clandestine mission into East Germany in 1985 to contact the top Russian spy General Pankratin; a KGB colonel who wants to defect; an audacious Qaddafi-inspired plot to ship arms to the IRA; and the occasion when McCready presided over the aftermath of political murder and mayhem in the Caribbean.

©1992 Frederick Forsyth (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Espionage Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense China Russia Cold War
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Clever way to present a story overall with sone great stories behind the Iron Curtain and further afield- at times couldn’t stop listening 👍😊 Well recommended if you like spy thrillers

Well researched story!

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Wonderfully crafted three stories built around a central theme. All different, entertaining and well crafted

Engrossing!

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who's had his time! Narrator is engaging and pleasant to hear! Just right amount of detail!

Great listen to exploits of an agent

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Despite its length the story kept me hooked, listening whenever I could. Absolutely brilliant from start to end.

International subtifuse

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Christian Rodska is superb as the narrator of these 4 tales linked by a central character the Deceiver. I wanted it to go on and on. What a shame the Cold War is over!

Outstanding performance of the ultimate spy yarn

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