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Red Swan, by P. T. Deutermann

Game of Spies

Red Swan intrigues and puzzles from the start with meticulously masterminded CIA plot against Chinese general, the plot which leads to execution of that general back in China.

The whole book is a game between spy agencies, the fine web of intelligence operation called "the swan" where elaborately set up event starts the chain reaction which leads to unexpected but spectacular result bringing down the whole house of cards of an enemy.

I usually favor straightforward,brutal military-intelligence thrillers and Red Swan is certainly a different kind of a book where you discover layer upon layer of deception and try to understand all twists and turns of intelligence work.

And though I found certain aspects of intelligence traps described in Red Swan rather unsavoury, the plot on the whole is so finely woven that it kept me tense and guessing till the very end.

And the absolute winner is the central character,the CIA chief interrogator and nearly mind-reader Dr. Preston Allender, the man with Devil Eyes.
I had great time trying to solve the puzzle which is Red Swan and want to express my thanks to Mr.Deutermann for his wonderful book!