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What do you do when you realize that the American Dream you have been working for so hard is not enough if it will be yours and yours alone? And that what you are told to do will destroy the only true friend you have ever had? Summer of 1985. Jack Smith is a rookie CIA case officer posted at the American Embassy in Moscow. Despite his gregarious nature, Jack is a lonely man: not only is he a reluctant spy, he is also gay. When he meets Eton Volkonsky, a talented nuclear physics student, Jack's bosses instruct him to develop the Russian as a future agent. Their friendship deepens, and Jack is torn between his suspicion that Eton and friends are with the KGB and his attraction to the man. But he continues telling himself and his bosses that he is just doing his job, developing his agent. Only when he leaves Russia does Jack admit that he has been fooling himself all the while. He takes on assignments in various countries, with a hope that eventually they will get him back to Moscow. As introspection and growing doubts about what he does for living torment Jack, the world is buffeted by a whirlwind of dramatic events - diplomatic and spy wars, the rise of AIDS, the Chernobyl catastrophe, the war in Afghanistan and the disintegration of the communist bloc.

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.. . [A] stellar thriller with memorable characters... There is a strong political and social commentary that punctuates the story and gives it life, unveiling a Russia that readers hardly know. Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite The plotting is meticulous and brilliantly satisfying. Joel R. Dennstedt, author, for Readers' Favorite A definite recommendation for fans of spy fiction, Soviet history buffs, and readers looking for an intense M/M love story. Award-winning author E.P. Clark

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