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In 1974, at the height of the Cold War, a traffic accident occurs late one night outside the United Nations building. Or was it an accident. Anne Thomas, the low-level UN employee who was struck, is at first bewildered by the FBI's interest. Then, as one menacing incident follows another, she starts to share their suspicion that she's being targeted. But by whom? And why? A terrifying discovery finally galvanizes Anne to act with determination to confront the growing threat to her life. A vibrant, intriguing stage setting adds much to any novel, play or film. This novel invites the reader through the guarded street gate of United Nations headquarters in New York to become part of the UN world not seen in televised meetings or on guided tours. From the airless, dingy Third Basement up to the windswept 40th floor roof, the UN building is the backdrop for the dangerous web tightening around a young American staff member who unwittingly finds herself threatened by clashing interests during the Cold War.

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"""Those who want to mix their U.N. history with a little escapism and Cold War paranoia, meanwhile, should turn to ""UNwilling Spy,"" by Loraine Sievers, the world's leading expert on Security Council procedures and now a first-time novelist... It's a 1970s period thriller about a young, female U.N. staffer who gets tangled up in espionage after a mysterious taxi accident on New York City's First Avenue. Sievers worked at the U.N. herself in the 1970s, and the book highlights the casual sexism of the organization at that time. But it also has a lot of fun recreating scenes from that era that one really hopes were based on real experiences, such as one in which smartly suited sets of Israeli and Palestinian diplomats exchange documents in complete silence in the headquarters' Delegate's Lounge...If you want to understand the ins-and-outs of U.N. processes and other international negotiations, it's good to have an eye for plots and trickery. 'It's the U.N. after all, ' as Sievers' protagonist tells an investigator. 'Everyone acts suspicious.' That's not a bad lesson for diplomats, and it's definitely a good tagline for a summer read."" RICHARD GOWAN - WORLD POLITICS REVIEW"

Those who want to mix their U.N. history with a little escapism and Cold War paranoia, meanwhile, should turn to UNwilling Spy, by Loraine Sievers, the world's leading expert on Security Council procedures and now a first-time novelist... It's a 1970s period thriller about a young, female U.N. staffer who gets tangled up in espionage after a mysterious taxi accident on New York City's First Avenue. Sievers worked at the U.N. herself in the 1970s, and the book highlights the casual sexism of the organization at that time. But it also has a lot of fun recreating scenes from that era that one really hopes were based on real experiences, such as one in which smartly suited sets of Israeli and Palestinian diplomats exchange documents in complete silence in the headquarters' Delegate's Lounge...If you want to understand the ins-and-outs of U.N. processes and other international negotiations, it's good to have an eye for plots and trickery. 'It's the U.N. after all, ' as Sievers' protagonist tells an investigator. 'Everyone acts suspicious.' That's not a bad lesson for diplomats, and it's definitely a good tagline for a summer read. RICHARD GOWAN - WORLD POLITICS REVIEW

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Loraine Sievers, co-author of The Procedure of the UN Security Council, has had a long career at the United Nations working directly with the Security Council, and is an expert on the UN art collection, which figures prominently in her writing.

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