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Mystery writers of america presents ice cold : tales of intrigue from the cold war

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  • Running Time: 14:00 hrs
    Narrator: various narrators
    Publisher:
    Blackstone Audio, Distributed by OneClick Digital, 2014
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Contributor: Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Deaver, Jeffery; Benson, Raymond
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2014
    Summary:

    Selected by Jeffrey Deaver and Raymond Benson, this is a collection of mystery/thriller short stories from some of today's top writers.Nuclear brinksmanship, psychological warfare, spies, double agents, femmes fatales, and dead drops'The Cold War'a terrifying time when nuclear war between the world's two superpowers was an ever-present threat, an all-too-real possibility that could be set off at the touch of a button'provides a chilling backdrop to this collection of all-new short stories from today's most celebrated mystery writers.Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson'the only American writers to be commissioned to pen official James Bond novels'have joined forces to bring us twenty masterful tales of paranoia, espionage, and psychological drama. In Joseph Finder's 'Police Report,' the seemingly cut-and-dried case of a lunatic murderer in rural Massachusetts may have roots in Soviet-controlled Armenia. In 'Miss Bianca' by Sara Paretsky, a young girl befriends a mouse in a biological warfare laboratory and finds herself unwittingly caught in an espionage drama. And Deaver's own 'Comrade 35' offers a unique spin on the assassination of John F. Kennedy'with a signature twist.

    Original Publisher: Ashland, Or., [Prince Frederick, Md.], Blackstone Audio, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781482971392