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In the vein of Graham Greene and John le Carre, The Matchmaker delivers a chilling Cold War spy story set in West Berlin, where an American woman targeted by the Stasi must confront the truth behind her German husband's mysterious disappearance....

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There is a casual elegance to Vidich's spy fiction (now numbering five books), a seeming effortlessness that belies his superior craftsmanship. Every plot point, character motivation and turn of phrase veers toward the understated, but they are never underwritten. The Matchmaker is an ideal entrance into Vidich's work, one that should compel new readers to plumb his backlist * New York Times * With a capable female protagonist, Vidich brings a modern sensibility to the complex machinations of the traditional spy novel * Washington Post (10 Noteworthy Books for February) * Shades of Graham Greene, Eric Ambler and John le Carre hover over the pages of Paul Vidich's The Matchmaker, a Cold War thriller set in West and East Berlin in the eventful years of 1989 and '90. While some of the book's elements are familiar - the tense stakeout at the crossing bridge, the moral doubletalk - the innovative Mr. Vidich subverts expectations in ways that surprise * Wall Street Journal * From An Honorable Man through The Mercenary, Vidich has established his position in the forefront of contemporary espionage novelists * Booklist (starred review) * Intrigue, murder, and vengeance make for a darkly enjoyable read * Kirkus *

Praise for Paul Vidich; 'Vidich perfectly captures the era's paranoid mood' - The Times; 'A terse and convincing thriller... This stand-alone work reaches a new level of moral complexity and brings into stark relief the often contradictory nature of spycraft' - Wall Street Journal; 'In the manner of Charles Cumming and recent le Carre, Vidich pits spies on the same side against one another in a kind of internal cold war' - Booklist

There is a casual elegance to Vidich's spy fiction (now numbering five books), a seeming effortlessness that belies his superior craftsmanship. Every plot point, character motivation and turn of phrase veers toward the understated, but they are never underwritten. The Matchmaker is an ideal entrance into Vidich's work, one that should compel new readers to plumb his backlist * New York Times (Editors' Choice) * Vividly drawn. Vidich skilfully weaves Anne's story - and her growing strength - into the wider political backdrop, ramping up the tension in a complex, engrossing tale * Financial Times * Vidich's books are one of the glories of the contemporary spy scene. Subtle, sophisticated (with echoes of Graham Greene) * The i * With a capable female protagonist, Vidich brings a modern sensibility to the complex machinations of the traditional spy novel * Washington Post (10 Noteworthy Books for February) * a novel that is at its strongest in its awareness of who pays the price when states use people for their own ends -- James Owen * Times *

From An Honorable Man through The Mercenary, Vidich has established his position in the forefront of contemporary espionage novelists * Booklist (starred review) * The strength of the book is the recounting of historical events, many now forgotten or having occurred in another generation. Vidich vividly describes protests in the street and the suspenseful hours as East Berliners learn the order had been given to open the border. But the novel also raises questions such as what happened to the Stasi officials after the Wall came down in 1989. As noted in the book, practically nothing. And why not? History, it appears, is worth studying, for the lessons it delivers * Authorlink *

From An Honorable Man through The Mercenary, Vidich has established his position in the forefront of contemporary espionage novelists * Booklist (starred review) *

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Paul Vidich has had a distinguished career in music and media. Most recently, he served as Special Advisor to AOL and was Executive Vice President at the Warner Music Group. He serves on the Board of Directors of Poets & Writers and The New School for Social Research. Vidich is also an award-winning author of short fiction. His novels, An Honorable Man, The Good Assassin, The Coldest Warrior and The Mercenary, are available from No Exit Press.

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