Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen
This book is fascinating when taken at face value and students of Cold War history will benefit from some of Jacobsen’s commentary on historical geopolitical events, like the intelligence angle on the Cuban Missile Crisis. The key concept the author appears to put forward is that, while significant technological and scientific advances were made at…
The Mozart Conspiracy by Scott Mariani
This is an ambitious thriller with action and adventure mixed with social and political commentary that gives the novel connection to the real world, typical of Mariani. Also, an element of crime scene investigation appeals to readers of the detective genre. Simultaneous storylines are cleverly interwoven into the plot and layers of tension are built…
The Osterman Weekend by Robert Ludlum
Originally published in the 1970s and set at the time of publication, this novel is a clever reflection of the Cold War tensions in the second half of the twentieth century. Ludlum creates a sense of intrigue from the start with an unexpected police presence in a quiet American village and builds layers of tension…
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