The Betrayal Game

David L. Robbins

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History is just an assassin's bullet away.... In 1961 Professor Mikhal Lammeck, a specialist in the history and weaponry of assassins, has come to Havana. In Fidel Castro, he believes the world is witnessing that rarest anomaly: the man who can change history...and therefore must be murdered.

The wild CIA plots, the treacherous double crosses, the near-miraculous escapes, are already legendary. But with a massive U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba looming, a trap has been set that not even Castro can beat. The players in this deadly assassination endgame include organized-crime figures, CIA agents, the Cuban underground, Castro's secret police, and a confused Marine sharpshooter. And, perhaps most unlikely of all, a distinguished history professor. Seamlessly blending history and fiction into an electrifying page-turner, The Betrayal Game is that rarest of all thrillers--a novel so vividly imagined, it might very well be true.

Book Details

Publisher: Bantam
Publish Date: Mar 24th, 2009
Pages: 448
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 6.84in - 4.26in - 1.19in - 0.48lb
EAN: 9780553588224
Categories: • Thrillers - Suspense• Alternative History

About the Author

David L. Robbins is the bestselling author of War of the Rats, Liberation Road, Last Citadel, Scorched Earth, The End of War, and Souls to Keep. He divides his time between Richmond and his sailboat on the Chesapeake bay. He is currently writer in residence at his alma mater, the College of William and Mary.

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Praise for this book

"David Robbins writes with an assured narrative tone, never producing a jarring sentence or a clumsy piece of dialogue. His story is laced with authenticity and utter realism. Food for thought on every fascinating page. A born stylist, The Betrayal Game unfolds with vivid velocity to an explosive end with a clever surprise. Don't spoil it by reading the last few pages first."--Steve Berry, author of The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret and The Romanov Prophecy

"David L. Robbins aims his unique lens at one of the most riveting and contentious subjects in American history--the attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro. With style and pace, Robbins spins an eminently believable tale of the intricate plots and desperate operatives pitched against the spread of communism. A triumph."--Kyle Mills, author of Darkness Falls and The Second Horseman

"The action is exciting and the pace furious"--Baltimore Sun

'This is heart-racing fare with a neat, and unexpected final twist.... What especially distinguishes the story is its protagonist, Dr. Mikhal Lammeck, an authority on assassination."--Richmond Times Dispatch