Susan:
I thought these characters were real and situations created were too real also in this day and time. A page turner I did not want to put down. A little more brutality than I like but I get thru it quickly.
United States on Mar 13, 2024
Jane Dean:
Watch out Child’s, Patterson & Baldacci, as there’s a new boy in town!! Saul Herzog knows how to keep his readers totally gripped. I’ve just read The Asset and couldn’t put it down. I was delighted to learn that at least eight more books follow on from the original story so I’m one happy lady. I found myself totally invested in the characters and also blindsided by the plot. Keep up the good work Saul
United Kingdom on Mar 10, 2024
Cal:
This Cold War continuation story is frighteningly believable. Well written, the plot is not obvious or boring. a unique experience and definitely worth reading
United States on Feb 26, 2024
Lisa Larsenberger:
I've read them all and this one is by far the best. It's the one to read again a second time. Many of his other Lance Spector books portrary too disgusting tortures and hideous torturers. They all capture the true Soviet face of today's Russia, and all testify of the ongoing Cold War between Russia and the NATO countries (the Cold War is not a thing of the past). Like all his books, like this one paints a believable picture of a plot to make the Cold War a hot one.
United States on Feb 22, 2024
Edwin A. Locke:
The best part of this book was that it was very anti Russian and correctly so. They are a totally depraved country. The focus is on Russia's attempt to build a new secret, biological warfare complex . Plot details follow:: the Russians have spies everywhere, even in the US including the CIA. The Russian lab makes a deadly new biological weapon but a deadly leak occurs so the Russians try to kill many of their scientists and lab workers as they can or need to, to cover it up. CIA agents infiltrate and rescue anti Russian scientists, Many of the CIA achievements ridiculous. one young, heroic CIA agent was captured and repeatedly and horribly tortured. Any normal person would have died but this did not really slow her down at all. Her exploits make James Bond look like a hopeless amateur. Later she and her male partner, another Bond-type, easily invade the Kremlin and escape in a helicopter, despite being shot at by thousands of of rounds of ammunition and severely wounded. The CIA double agent is killed as are the Russian spies in the US--and so on. If you can put up with with extreme fiction this is an exciting read.
United States on Dec 06, 2023
Amazon Customer:
Nice spy thriller that keeps u tied in till the end. Has a bit of historical truth to it. Recommended.
India on Sep 18, 2022
Jacques de Guise:
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. You feel that the author knows the former Soviet Union, Moscow, the details of now Russian political investigation techniques and deception. He mixes elementary psychology about women in the forefront.
I couldn’t let the book down...and will definitely continue the series. Than you, Author Herzog
France on May 21, 2021
Canadian Girl 751:
One of the best thriller novels I have read. Highly recommend.
Canada on Jul 07, 2020
Thrawn95:
Meet „retired“ CIA asset Lance Spector - a man with an endearing sense of humor and a very particular set of deadly skills. When we first encounter him, he is in a remarkable situation that immediately forges an emotional connection between him and the reader.
With such a great introduction, Saul Herzog sets the bar pretty high from the start and doesn’t let go til the very end.
The characters are among the most fully realized that I came across in this genre in quite a while. The story is deftly plotted, and Herzog pulls together the many threads of the complex narrative masterfully at the end.
The pacing is also very good and the thrill-factor of the many shocking twists is amplified by the pulse-pounding action scenes, which have an alluring cinematic touch to them.
THE ASSET is a truly stunning debut and I can’t wait to see how the story continues in THE RUSSIAN!
Germany on May 15, 2020
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| Sale off | $6 OFF | $6 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 437 reviews | 203 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.51 x 8.5 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches | |
| Item Weight | 1.72 pounds | 12 ounces | |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,078 in Espionage Thrillers #4,355 in Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction | #11,501 in Assassination Thrillers #20,052 in Military Thrillers #27,975 in Espionage Thrillers | #432 in Conspiracy Thrillers #615 in Legal Thrillers #6,020 in Murder Thrillers |
| Hardcover | 526 pages | ||
| Publisher | AuthorContact | Thomas & Mercer | |
| Espionage Thrillers (Books) | Espionage Thrillers | Espionage Thrillers | |
| Language | English | English | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1777189792 | 978-1542004268 | |
| ISBN-10 | 1777189799 | 1542004268 | |
| Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction | Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction | ||
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United States on Mar 14, 2024