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The Assassination Option

By: W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
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From the #1 New York Times - and Wall Street Journal - best-selling author comes the dramatic second adventure in the brand-new Clandestine Operations series about the Cold War, the fledgling Central Intelligence Agency - and a new breed of warrior.

In Top Secret, W.E.B. Griffin introduced a remarkable new cast of heroes as they found themselves on the front lines of an entirely different kind of war. Now, these men and women are going to find out what they’ve really gotten themselves into.

James Cronley thought he had done well - he didn't know he’d done this well.

His first successful mission for the about-to-be-official new Central Intelligence Directorate has drawn all kinds of attention, some welcome, some not. On the plus side, he's now a captain; promoted to Chief, DCI, Europe; and in charge of a top secret spy operation. On the minus side, a lot of people would like to know about that operation, including not only the Soviets, but his own Pentagon, as well as a seething J. Edgar Hoover.

Cronley knows that if just one thing goes wrong, he's likely to get thrown to the wolves. As if that weren't enough pressure, complications are springing up on all sides. He's discovered a surprising alliance between the former German intelligence chief and, of all things, the Mossad. A German family that Cronley never knew he had has suddenly, and suspiciously, emerged. And he's due for a rendezvous with an undercover agent against the Soviets known only as Seven K.

It’s when he meets Seven K that he gets the real surprise.

©2014 W.E.B. Griffin (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Recorded by arrangement with G. P. Putnam’s Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

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enjoy WEB Griffin

Griffin had me at the Leutenants and have enjoyed all of his books

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Really enjoyed the story and the integration of facts and fiction. I do dislike that we have more or less dropped Kletus Frada.
The rescue was very dramatic but short still a great story.

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fantastic book and reading

loved the book and a great performance by the narrator. can't wait for the next one.

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Good plot. Lousy operational security.

Loved the story and characters. Had a problem with telling everyone you meet the mission.

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Latest Griffin Series

Just finished the latest installment in the new Griffin series. Really like how he has chosen to portray the young hero. While I was not alive during WW2, I would imagine that many of the newly-made, very young officers second guessed their every move. Makes for a realistic feel.

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