The Asset

By Saul Herzog,

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Montana, USA
When Lance Spector quit the CIA, he swore he was out for good.
One more government lie and he would go off the deep end.
They could find someone else to do their dirty work.
As far as he was concerned, Washington, Langley, the Pentagon could all go…

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1 author picked The Asset as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a series of nine spy novels involving the CIA and Russia. The books are complex and well-crafted.

The characters are memorable, although their actions can be predictable. There’s a lot of sex. The bad guys are very bad. The good guys do bad things for good reason.

Saul Herzog made me cringe—in a good way. A manipulative woman undergoes plastic surgery to look like a man’s dead fiancée. A leader in the Russian intelligence organization is a physical and mental creep-fest. Saul conjures up a meal I’d never want to eat.

If you like espionage thrillers, you’ll love…

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