Best of
Espionage

1993

Without Remorse


Tom Clancy - 1993
    When that past reaches out for her in a particularly horrifying fashion, he vows revenge and, assembling all of his old skills, sets out to track down the men responsible, before it can happen again.At the same time, the Pentagon is readying an operation to rescue a key group of prisoners in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. One man, they find, knows the terrain around the camp better than anyone else they have: a certain former Navy SEAL named John Kelly.Kelly has his own mission. The Pentagon wants him for theirs. Attempting to juggle the two, Kelly (now code-named Mr. Clark) finds himself confronted by a vast array of enemies, both at home and abroad - men so skillful that the slightest misstep means death. And the fate of dozens of people, including Kelly himself, rests on his making sure that misstep never happens.Men aren't born dangerous. They grow dangerous. And the most dangerous of all, Kelly learns, are the ones you least expect...As Clancy takes us through the twists and turns of Without Remorse, he blends the exceptional realism and authenticity that are his hallmarks with intricate plotting, knife-edge suspense and a remarkable cast of characters.

The Iron Men


Leonard B. Scott - 1993
    Decades later, their fates are entangled with that of Jake Tallon, an American soldier stationed in Berlin who falls in love with Mader's daughter. Tallon, too, is a decorated war hero, though from Vietnam, not WWII. Together, the three iron men join together in Berlin just before the fall of the Wall to confront the legacy of the past . . . and defeat it.

Tower of Secrets: A Real Life Spy Thriller


Victor Sheymov - 1993
    Travel to the inner sanctum of the KGB for the dramatic story of a top-level KGB agent's daring escape, with his wife and young child, from the Soviet Union.

Double Lives: Spies and Writers in the Secret Soviet War of Ideas Against the West


Stephen Koch - 1993
    Previously announced.

The Graham Greene Film Reader


David Parkinson - 1993
    s/t: Reviews, Essays, Interviews & Film StoriesAn anthology of reviews, essays, interviews and film stories by this legendary writer.

Confederate Vixen


Teresa Howard - 1993
    Chapman Turner--weren't so handsome and charming. No sooner had Kinsey set eyes on the virile Union officer than hunger for vengeance exploded in soul-searing desire...a passion that branded her soul and divided her heart...Chap had seen enough blood to last a lifetime, and the war was still far from over. He needed to escape the chaos and destruction--and exquisite, emerald-eyed Kinsey seemed to offer just such a haven. Though he sensed that she harbored dangerous secrets, fiery passion soon consumed all doubts. Now all Chap wanted was this stormy beauty in his arms for endless nights of soaring rapture--two lovers bound forever in a joyous union that knew no sides and took no prisoners...

Deadly Illusions: The KGB Orlov Dossier Reveals Stalin's Master Spy


John Edmond Costello - 1993
    This book--the first ever to be based on the archives of the KGB and coauthored by a former KGB officer and current consultant to the Russian Intelligence Service--reveals details of his career that will make headlines in the U.S. and Europe. 16-page photo insert.

Mystery: Agent in Place / The Hidden Target / Cloak of Darkness


Helen MacInnes - 1993
    Journalist Tom Kelso, his integrity questioned, begins a painful family affair of betrayal and loss while trusted friend, British agent Tony Lawton, comes to his aid and hunts down the traitor. Saving the agent in flight takes the sometime wine merchant on an odyssey from the political arena of Washington to the villas of the seemingly serene south of France--where the endgame is played out.American student Nina O'Connell unexpectedly encounters Bob Renwick, NATO's anti-terrorist honcho, on a sunny Amsterdam street, rekindling a romantic flame. Nina becomes the pawn in a potentially fatal espionage adventure pitting the two men in her life, terrorist James Kiley and Renwick, in a struggle to maintain world peace. Kiley, a.k.a. Erik, leads her on a duplicitous round-the-world jaunt while the suspense mounts and Renwick searches for The Hidden Target.While Bob Renwick finds himself Number 3 on the deadly Minus List, the Interintel chief must battle terrorists from London to New York, Paris to Chamonix, Zurich to Djibouti--for his life. The true culprits, leaders of an international munitions firm, operate under a Cloak of Darknesstraining terrorists and providing weapons for sabotage and guerilla warfare. Renwick must find a way to stop them.

The Ultra Magic Deals: The Codebreaker's War


Bradley F. Smith - 1993
    This partnership was unique: never before had countries revealed their intelligence methods and results even to their closest allies. Cooperation between countries on something this sensitive is approached with extreme caution. Rivalries, doubts, and suspicions hampered the budding relationship; there was much strain between London and Washington, and bitter rivalries between the US Army and Navy. But the vital enterprise went forward, making highly important contributions to Allied victory. The benefits of the Anglo-American partnership extended far beyond wartime: the Ultra-Magic deals were the beginning of a long-term special relationship. Faced with severe budgetary considerations, tension with the USSR and fears of a nuclear Armageddon, the British and Americans hammered out a secret charter for a permanent intelligence agreement that helped shape the world during the long Cold War. Extremely well researched and clearly presented, this study fills an important gap in the literature on Ultra and Magic. It is a fascinating study of politics, personalities, and technologies of secret intelligence.