- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New Ed edition (Jan 1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099267403
- ISBN-13: 978-0099267409
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 345,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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He was her mission: Sasanove, top KGB agent and a potential defector. She was his debriefer: Davina, a dedicated British operative. Falling in love would be disastrous.
--This text refers to the
Audio Cassette
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is from the time when the USSR still existed. The wall had not fallen yet and that, of course, shows in this books.
Ms. Anthony writes the story of Davina Graham and Ivan Sasanov. Sasanov is the Russian who has defected from his country over to the UK. After his defection he is kept at an old folks home until the British have milked him for what he is worth. After that he is promised a new identity and a new home. But Sasanov is having difficulties giving up what he knows, mainly because he still has a family in Russia that he fears will suffer if he reveals too much to the British. In comes the secret weapon of Davina Graham. The British expect him to soften in her presence, but in the end she herself softens.
I liked the book, but it was a bit sappy and the female/males roles portrayed were at bit Harlequin romance typical. They seemed off in a thriller. But the book was good and worth the read. Just remember to place yourself 25 years in the past and you will be fine.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The Defector
14 Oct 2001
Format:Audio Cassette
I enjoyed this book very much. As always Evelyn Anthony comes up with great plots and (the narrator) Carolyn Pickles keeps you interested until the end. The KGB defector leaves his country, his wife and his daughter. He falls in love with the woman agent that is debrieging him. When the agency finds out that they are lovers they make her sign an agreement to never see him again. She then volunteers to go to Russia and bring back his family to England. When in Russia she learns that there is a spy in the group that is to help with the rescue. Read the book to find out what happens to the women he loves and what they have to go through. It'll be worth it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good Book ffom a Good Author
7 April 2002
Format:Audio Cassette
I really enjoyed this book. I know the author has been around for some time but this is the first work of hers I have read. The plot was very good and she really took time to develop the characters. The book keeps a good steady pace throughout. If you are looking for an old cold war spy thriller then this will fit the bill.
A smooth thriller
22 April 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Davina Graham is about to be given the delicate task of debriefing a Soviet defector, Colonel Ivan Sasanov of Russian Security.
But soon Sasanov announces that he refuses to co-operate with the British lest his wife Fedya and his daughter Irina are brought from Russia to England, an operation which will prove to be far from easy to accomplish.
When the annexe at Halldale Manor burns down to the ground, Davina and Sasanov realise that the KGB is already after them.
A classic espionage thriller set in the cold war era which reminds us how quickly time passes...
But soon Sasanov announces that he refuses to co-operate with the British lest his wife Fedya and his daughter Irina are brought from Russia to England, an operation which will prove to be far from easy to accomplish.
When the annexe at Halldale Manor burns down to the ground, Davina and Sasanov realise that the KGB is already after them.
A classic espionage thriller set in the cold war era which reminds us how quickly time passes...
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