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Talbot Odyssey
Talbot Odyssey
Author: Nelson DeMille
ISBN-13: 9780385293228
ISBN-10: 0385293224
Publication Date: 8/1987
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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4.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
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For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole--code-named Talbot--inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits. Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets--leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government. For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.

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At the end of WWII, an ex-cop/trainee lawyer soon finds himself embroiled in a world of violence and double-crossing enemy agents.
tish avatar reviewed Talbot Odyssey on + 384 more book reviews
i am a big DeMille fan but only of his older works like this one. a really good thriller very suspensful and a good spy novel
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If you like Nelson DeMille, it's a good read, but slightly predictable.
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I got bogged down in it. But it could have been a mood thing. It started wonderfully.
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Another example of DeMille's great storytelling.
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Didn't get this read.
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Another good book by Nelson Demille
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Demilitarized is a genius. No matter what era he's crafting his stories, I can visualize them as present-day movies. Fast-paced plot, pithy dialogue, and charming characters are a great combination for a good read.
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For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole--code-named Talbot--inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits. Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets--leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government. For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.
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The Russians have a mole, code-named Talbot, inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits. Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets, leading to a new Soviet weapon and a fist strike war plan threatreing the foundations of American government. For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.
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For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russions have a mole-code namend Talbot-inside the CIA.
At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russion mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits.
Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets-leading to a new Soviet weapon and a strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government.
For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot the time is now.