I just fell in love with this book. I love cold war stories and this is the ultimate one. It gives the reader a fictionalized view of what might have happened to cause the meltdown at Chernobyl . It follows the story of Eloise Shepard, a bright rising star in the MI6 Network. She is tasked with befriending Stanislav Kalashnik, a rising nuclear physicist and getting him to defect. The U K would like to tap his knowledge of Russian Nuclear weapons. Just as he is being whisked to a car to start the journey, everything fall apart.
In the 17 years since this event. He has risen to Chief Engineer at the power plant, now known as Chernobyl. Kalashnik is very concerned for the lack of safety protocols at the plant. He speaks out about the running of a simulated disaster drill that they are planning to run. His accusations make many in power, question his loyalty. So he is now in a very precarious position with his superiors.
Back in London Eloise Shepherd is having trouble in both her personal life and career. When she is approached with an offer to redeem herself. The mission is to go back to the Soviet Union and once again bring Kalashnik back across the border. She sees this as a mission that could restore her status as a top trusted agent again. The problem with the mission is she will be stationed in an area with no legitimate reason for her to be there. So if she is caught, she will on her own with no support.
Like most Cold War missions, not everyone is who they say they are and not everything is as it appears. So there will be many twists and turns before the mission is completed.
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Mike Granger
Interesting look at what might have happened at Chernobyl
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2022
Cgarrod
A Brilliant read, well researched and written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2022
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I don't know how Mark Dawson does it. He is a MASTER storyteller. This book keeps you turning the pages so fast, just to see what is going to happen next.
Reviewed in Australia on February 15, 2022Avnish
intriguing and realistic
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