Defector in Paradise is the perfect book for me. It not only teaches me something I don’t know. But it also does it with a fascinating storyline. This is Book #2 in the Owen Roberts’ trilogy. And here’s the thing: It doesn’t matter if you haven’t read Book #1. I didn’t even know there was a Book #1 until after I finished DiP!
So I have to say I don’t know much about intelligence officers and what they do. Having been alive throughout most of the Cold War, I have an outline of what went on between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. But this book goes deep into how it played out. The story is about a Russian spy who has been in the U.S. for 30 years and who has established himself as a potential very high level political figure. And Owen Roberts is literally the only person who can stop him. He does get some help from another in-country Russian. But he pretty much has to expose the mole or that spy will be in a position to wreak havoc on our political system.
Not only is there a lot of spy stuff, but there are plenty of other elements too. There are alliances that wouldn’t normally take place. There are Russian thugs who have just one thing in mind. There is the guts and cunning of an intelligence officer (Owen, of course) who has a plan to keep the free world free. And let’s not ignore a little romance along the way.
Defector in Paradise will definitely hold your attention until it ultimately becomes unputdownable. Get a hold of it, and maybe you/I will check out how it all started in Book #1, The Clandestine Education of Owen Roberts.
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