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The Deceiver [Abridged] [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Frederick Forsyth (Author), Charles Keating (Reader)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Audio; Abridged edition edition (27 Nov 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0001050559
  • ISBN-13: 978-0001050556
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,202,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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, however, strengthened the hand of the Whitehall mandarins, so Sam is to have his fate decided at a special hearing.

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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; the second involving a KGB colonel who wants to defect - but is he genuine? An audacious Qaddafi-inspired plot to ship arms to the IRA; and the fourth when McCready presided over the aftermath of political murder and mayhem in the Caribbean.

Following the world-wide triumph of the Negotiator, the master returns with a keenly perceptive view of British Intelligence in the eighties, featuring one of his most memorable characters - The Deceiver, Sam McCready. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars I found this book to be both interesting and exciting, 24 Dec 1999
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This review is from: The Deceiver (Paperback)
With book commences with the prelude that the main character of the book {San McReady} is being eased into early retirement by M16's new Deputy Head.The book continues to include four stories which are told at Sams' hearing which takes place to decide whether or not he will be retired.I would recommend this book to anybody who feels like a spy story at it's best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, 5 Jun 2008
This review is from: The Deceiver (Paperback)
Another of my Forsyth favourites. Great book shows the ever changing world of intelligence and the ever increasing influence of politics really well.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Absolute thriller, 12 April 2008
By A. Harsono "andrianharsono" (Sunbury, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Deceiver (Paperback)
In true Frederick Forsyth style, The Deceiver has succeeded once again in not only entertaining but also educating the reader. I bought this book after reading that after this novel was published, the British government was forced to admit that they have used some of the techniques used in the book.

This book (along with The Fist of God) takes one about as close as possible to the world of espionage and how spying really works. Before you read this, forget 007 running around with a machine gun gunning down all the bad guys. Approach with an open mind and the reader will be immersed in the world of lies and deceit, all for Queen and country. The Price of the Bride was particularly good. Highly recommended!
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