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Zusatztext "David Robbins writes with an assured narrative tone! never producing a jarring sentence or a clumsy piece of dialogue. His story is laced with authenticity and utter realism. Food for thought on every fascinating page. A born stylist! The Betrayal Game unfolds with vivid velocity to an explosive end with a clever surprise. Don't spoil it by reading the last few pages first."Steve Berry! author of The Alexandria Link! The Templar Legacy! The Third Secret and The Romanov Prophecy "David L. Robbins aims his unique lens at one of the most riveting and contentious subjects in American historythe attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro. With style and pace! Robbins spins an eminently believable tale of the intricate plots and desperate operatives pitched against the spread of communism. A triumph."Kyle Mills! author of Darkness Falls and The Second Horseman "The action is exciting and the pace furious" Baltimore Sun 'This is heart-racing fare with a neat! and unexpected final twist. What especially distinguishes the story is its protagonist! Dr. Mikhal Lammeck! an authority on assassination. Richmond Times Dispatch From the Hardcover edition. Informationen zum Autor David L. Robbins Klappentext History is just an assassin's bullet away.... In 1961 Professor Mikhal Lammeck! a specialist in the history and weaponry of assassins! has come to Havana. In Fidel Castro! he believes the world is witnessing that rarest anomaly: the man who can change history...and therefore must be murdered. The wild CIA plots! the treacherous double crosses! the near-miraculous escapes! are already legendary. But with a massive U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba looming! a trap has been set that not even Castro can beat. The players in this deadly assassination endgame include organized-crime figures! CIA agents! the Cuban underground! Castro's secret police! and a confused Marine sharpshooter. And! perhaps most unlikely of all! a distinguished history professor. Seamlessly blending history and fiction into an electrifying page-turner! The Betrayal Game is that rarest of all thrillersa novel so vividly imagined! it might very well be true. Leseprobe Chapter One March 7, 1961 Bahia de Cabañas Cuba The older brother moved first. More competitive, faster, he grabbed his swim fins, mask, and spear from the backseat. He dashed down the slope. The younger one hooted after him, not caring so much to win a race to the water. He knew his luck ran better; he would catch the most fish, as always. Rodrigo! his brother called to him up the hill. He walked carefully, barefoot over the limestones and scraggy shells. Slowpoke! Manuelito made a show of putting on his mask and fins at the water's edge. He held up the spear, then splashed ahead. Rodrigo watched his brother kick, chopping froth behind his fins, to be first into the bay. Rodrigo sat unconcerned in the sand. He wet the fins to slide them on better and spit into his mask. He stepped into the water, pleased at the flatness of the surface today. The sun shone from straight above, the visibility underwater would be ideal. Rodrigo walked until the water rose to his knees. He kneeled forward and let his buoyancy take over, then propelled himself with a kick of the fins. He gazed down and ahead; the shelf of sand fell off quickly to deeper water, to the small coral reef only fifty meters from shore that was off-limits. Schools of yellowtail and blue creole wrasses swam to meet him with curiosity. When Rodrigo offered nothing of interest, they dispersed. He paddled along the surface watching the sand bottom slope away. When the depth reached eight meters, the outskirts of the reef began to appear, small brain coral heads and elkhorn coral, sea whips and sea fans. Rodrigo and Lito did not know this...
"David Robbins writes with an assured narrative tone, never producing a jarring sentence or a clumsy piece of dialogue. His story is laced with authenticity and utter realism. Food for thought on every fascinating page. A born stylist, The Betrayal Game unfolds with vivid velocity to an explosive end with a clever surprise. Don't spoil it by reading the last few pages first."—Steve Berry, author of The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret and *The Romanov Prophecy
"David L. Robbins aims his unique lens at one of the most riveting and contentious subjects in American history—the attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro. With style and pace, Robbins spins an eminently believable tale of the intricate plots and desperate operatives pitched against the spread of communism. A triumph."—Kyle Mills, author of Darkness Falls and *The Second Horseman
"The action is exciting and the pace furious"—*Baltimore Sun
‘This is heart-racing fare with a neat, and unexpected final twist…. What especially distinguishes the story is its protagonist, Dr. Mikhal Lammeck, an authority on assassination.”—Richmond Times Dispatch
From the Hardcover edition.
Autorentext
David L. Robbins
Klappentext
History is just an assassin's bullet away.... In 1961 Professor Mikhal Lammeck, a specialist in the history and weaponry of assassins, has come to Havana. In Fidel Castro, he believes the world is witnessing that rarest anomaly: the man who can change history...and therefore must be murdered.
The wild CIA plots, the treacherous double crosses, the near-miraculous escapes, are already legendary. But with a massive U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba looming, a trap has been set that not even Castro can beat. The players in this deadly assassination endgame include organized-crime figures, CIA agents, the Cuban underground, Castro's secret police, and a confused Marine sharpshooter. And, perhaps most unlikely of all, a distinguished history professor. Seamlessly blending history and fiction into an electrifying page-turner, The Betrayal Game is that rarest of all thrillers—a novel so vividly imagined, it might very well be true.
Zusammenfassung
History is just an assassin's bullet away…. In 1961 Professor Mikhal Lammeck, a specialist in the history and weaponry of assassins, has come to Havana. In Fidel Castro, he believes the world is witnessing that rarest anomaly: the man who can change history…and therefore must be murdered.
The wild CIA plots, the treacherous double crosses, the near-miraculous escapes, are already legendary. But with a massive U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba looming, a trap has been set that not even Castro can beat. The players in this deadly assassination endgame include organized-crime figures, CIA agents, the Cuban underground, Castro’s secret police, and a confused Marine sharpshooter. And, perhaps most unlikely of all, a distinguished history professor. Seamlessly blending history and fiction into an electrifying page-turner, The Betrayal Game is that rarest of all thrillers—a novel so vividly imagined, it might very well be true.
Leseprobe
*Chapter One
The older brother moved first. More competitive, faster, he grabbed his swim fins, mask, and spear from the backseat. He dashed down the slope. The younger one hooted after him, not caring so much to win a race to the water. He knew his luck ran better; he would catch the most fish, as always.
“Rodrigo!” his brother called to him up the hill. He walked carefully, barefoot over the limestones and scraggy shells. “Slowpoke!” Manuelito made a show of putting on his mask and fins at the water’s edge. He held up the spear, then splashed ahead. Rodrigo watched his brother kick, chopping froth behind his fins, to be first into the bay.
Rodrigo sat unconcerned in the sand. He wet the fins to slide them on better and spit into his mask. He stepped into the water, pleased at the flatness of the surface today. The sun shone from…