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A fast paced, action packed international thriller and ultimate espionage adventure, involving a mission to rid the world of nuclear weapons. From the time of their coincidental arrival in Moscow, until their final confrontation with cold blooded Soviet killers on the other side of the... read more
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Summary edit
Nuclear espionage at one of the world's largest nuclear missile bases at Minot, North Dakota.
Characters/People edit
- General Valdimir Tsoff of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces: The General is the masoermind of the Minot mission.
- Gerry Williams: An American, one of the two main characters forced to execute the Minot mission.
- Peter Shelby: An American, one of the main two chaarcters also forced to execute the Minot mission
- Major Yuri Trsenkov: He is the Soviet General's key North American agent.
- Col. William Maty: Base Commander of Minot AFB
Quotes edit
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“All things come to he who waits”
Setting & Locations edit
The Minot Mission takes place in the final decade of the Soviet Union, the 1980's. The Soviets are trying to reduce their nuclear arms spending by creating a major catastrophe, detonating a nuclear missile in the ground at one of the largest nuclear missile bases in US in the hope that this will end the nuclear era.
- Minot AFB, North Dakota: Situated in the north of the State, below the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Air Force base is a is a god forsaken, mostly snow covered, place during the winter months, when the infiltration takess place.
- Moscow: Within the Kremlin walls in Moscow is where the mission plan is presented to Gerry Williams and Peter Shelby, the two captured Americans. The garrison within the Kremlin is also where some of their training takes place.
- Port of Singapore: Where Williams and Shelby have a gun battle with Soviet agents.
- Sydney, Australia: William's sister lives there.
Organizations edit
- Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces Division: Division within the Soviet Department of Defence
- KGB: Committee for State Security, the Komitet Gosudarstevannoy Besopasnosty.
- FBI: Federal Bureau if Investigation
- North Dakota State Police Authorities: State Police
- Minot local police department: Local police authorities
- INTERPOL: Internation Police Organization
First Sentence edit
Many beers had been drunk that night at the Thunderbird Motel across the road from the entrance to the local snow-covered fairgrounds.
Table of Contents edit
N/A - work of Fiction
Errata edit
Wow - this would be telling
Series & Lists edit
This book is in This is the first novel by this new author. (standard series)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Trafford
Country: USA
Publication Date: 25 Nov 2009
ISBN: 9781426914232
Page Count: 280
Publisher: Trafford
Country: USA
Publication Date: 25 Nov 2009
ISBN: 9781426914232
Page Count: 280
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