The Deceiver
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| Author | Frederick Forsyth |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Spy, Novellas |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Released | 1991 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 416 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-593-02346-3 (first edition, hardcover) |
The Deceiver is a 1991 novel by Frederick Forsyth. It consists of four novellas involving the same character, Sam McCready.
Contents |
[edit] Plot summary
The Foreign Office, in an attempt at budget cuts, decides to set a precedent by retiring Secret Intelligence Service agent Sam McCready. McCready - the head of Deception, Disinformation and Psychological Operations (“DD and PsyOps”) - protests his case at a hearing and four of his most celebrated cases are recounted.
[edit] Pride and Extreme Predjudice
McCready travels to East Germany to rescue an agent who has had a nervous breakdown behind the Iron Curtain.
[edit] The Price of the Bride
A KGB defector denounces a CIA officer as a traitor, but is he telling the truth?
[edit] A Casualty of War
An ex-Special Air Service officer turned novelist poses as a mercenary to stop a Libyan arms sale to the IRA.
[edit] A Little Bit of Sunshine
Pre-election violence and the murder of the governor on an obscure Caribbean island.
