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The Charm School (1988) by Nelson DeMille

12/7/2015

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Overlong but exciting Cold War thriller that gets off to a terrific start when a young tourist calls the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with a startling revelation. This leads Sam Hollis (military intelligence), Lisa Rhodes (press attache), and Seth Alevy (CIA bureau chief) on a mission to discover the secret behind a mysterious Soviet facility known as the Charm School. DeMille preserves the mystery as long as possible, then substitutes a certain moral ambiguity to keep things interesting. Peppered with the author's usual invigorating dialogue.  And it's all set against a finely detailed and realistic portrait of the USSR.

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