The Russian Endgame is a novel of greed, revenge and international intrigue involving, Moscow, Beijing, Washington and Paris.
Former Russian KGB agent Dimitri Orlov devises a plan to make Russia a superpower prepared to compete with the United States and China. His plan involves convincing Russian President Kuznov to form an alliance with China in which the two superpowers will strike at the United States and Europe in a joint operation.
Director of EU Counterterrorism, Craig Page, has a history with Chinese General Zhou and is out for revenge for the murder of his only child, Francesca. As Page plots, executes, and fails in his revenge on General Zhou, circumstances in China change. General Zhou becomes China’s new President and meets with Orlov. Together they make plans to unite Russia and China in a common goal. Zhou insists that Orlov prove his sincerity by assassinating U.S. President Dalton.
As suspicions grow regarding President Zhou’s involvement with Orlov, Page, who has become the new CIA Director under new U.S. President Treadwell, works to prove Zhou’s connection. Page joins forces with journalist Elizabeth Crowder to bring down Zhou before he manipulates Orlov into a new operation, stealing potentially devastating military technology capable of destroying the world as he knows it.
The characters in the book are believable with real problems and emotions. Topol’s descriptions were vivid and clear. The plot has fast pacing. Unfortunately, the dialogue didn’t distinguish the characters, with several of them sounding alike.
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