The Double Man
Paul Bacon (Jacket Design) New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 348, [2] pages. DJ has some edge wear. Inscribed to Matt Schaffer [Journalist?] on fep by the author (Cohen). William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American politician, lawyer and author from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997), and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton. Gary Warren Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence; November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out over allegations of an extramarital affair. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987. Hart returned to private practice after the 1988 election and served in a variety of public roles. He co-chaired the Hart-Rudman Task Force on Homeland Security and was the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. Derived from a Kirkus review: Conspiracy theories and thriller action from two hitherto respectable US Senators. Global terrorism has gotten out of hand: the family of the Secretary of State has just been ambushed and murdered. Whodunit? The reader knows that the terrorism-mastermind is Cyril Metrinko, KGB colonel and chief of USSR counterintelligence, who is conducting a bloody private war against detente. What the reader doesn't know, however, is the identity of Metrinko's high-placed "mole" in Washington. And Sen. Thomas Chandler begins his investigations. Why is Chandler being stonewalled by the CIA and FBI? Meanwhile, too, Chandler's ex-father-in-law--who just happens to be deeply involved in the drug/Mafia/Cuba labyrinth--spearheads a scheme to frame Chandler as a USSR spy. More than a few fans of Ludlum-esque conspiracy/spy novels will be attracted by the authors' work. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Novels, Fiction, Literature, Political Authors, Cold War, Espionage, Spy Thrillers, CIA, Murder, Conspiracies, Counterintelligence, CIA, FBI, Metrinko, Thomas Chandler
ISBN: 0688041671
[Book #51763]
Price: $55.00