November Echo, by James Houston Turner is a story about spies. The CIA and the Russian KGB are the prominent players in this gripping, action filled adventure. Experience betrayal, deception, murder, false love, street gangs, and hope as Turner adds new characters throughout the narrative to keep you on your toes. Colonel Aleksandr Talanov, the best of the best when it comes to Russian spies; Sofia Dubinina, a six foot tall fellow spy forced upon Talanov as his partner in his latest assignment; Dr. Yefim Gorev, a scientist and defector; his very unique daughter, Noya; and several CIA agents make for some teeth biting scenes. Set against a Spanish backdrop, you will not want to put this book down until you finally get to the end and exhale!
Colonel Talanov does things his own way. Of course, he follows orders from his superiors, but he just leaves them open for interpretation as he uses the tactics and instincts that made him so good in the first place. Sofia is determined to question his every move until he tells her exactly how it is going to be and then issues and ultimatum. Delve into the world of yachting, fine dining, gambling and even a makeover while these two set about the task of locating Dr. Gorev before the United States can grant his family and him asylum. He has a scientific secret that he must not be allowed to share with anyone.
Colonel Talanov has everything figured out. He assembles puzzle pieces that no one else can see and locates Dr. Gorev. He and Sophia get personal and it is a boost to his ego to know that he is teaching her new things. He is so loyal to Russia that his plan is simple: find the scientist and his family and return them to Russia. Sophia seems to be an adequate partner for the task, but can a KGB agent really trust anyone, even if that other person is also an agent?
This is not a book that I would normally read, because of the KGB angle, but I am so glad that I did. Once I got about half way through the book, I stopped seeing the characters as CIA or KGB and starting to relate to them as just people with a job to do. Noya is a particularly interesting young girl who changes Colonel Talanov’s life forever. By the time the story ends, no one is whom they appear to be and most of them behave in ways that they are not supposed to even think about behaving. This a good spy story with elements we expect to see such as greed, murder, and of course money. Houston goes further than that as he brings out the humanity and willingness to sacrifice both jobs and lives in some of his characters, while he reveals that some of them are just plain evil and greedy. The entire city watches as one man changes the hearts of a city and finds his true self in the process.
I love adventure and if you do too, then read this book. As an added plus I also learned a few Russian and Spanish words and phrases since there are both Russian and Spanish characters. Since the book is also set against actual events, just with fictional characters, I learned a bit of history that I was not too familiar to me. I am going to recommend it to my reading buddies and I definitely plan to read his other books.
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