The Spy from Place Saint-Sulpice: A Novel [Paperback]

Beware, [this] story will leave you hanging&  James Stejskal, author of The Snake Eater ChroniclesRichard Rick Blayne has a mission. One of the CIAs top expert on Cambodia, who escaped the countrys fall to the Khmer Rouge and has monitored the ensuing genocide from Thailand ever since, he has been sent to Paris to further the CIAs plan to infiltrate the Cambodian resistance to the Hanoi-controlled puppet government in Phnom Penh.Arriving in the middle of a Parisian summer, Rick feels out of place and uncertain if he can handle the assignment. Vying factions seek to form a guerrilla force. As he establishes contact with old Cambodian friends in both the factions vying to control the resistance, he is drawn into an operation to recruit a Russian diplomat serving in Paris.With the help of a Thai fashion designer serving as an access agent, Rick, under the guidance of Sashaa seasoned CIA Soviet head hunter and deputy chief of Paris stationmoves the operation forward at a time of great upheaval and change for the Soviet Union.Intelligence officer Rick Blayne must use all his skillsand charmto achieve his mission of infiltrating ?migre Cambodian factions in the center of international intrigue, Paris.Vivid novel about intelligence operations in 1984 Paris. This page-turner of a spy novel has it all! Spy buffs will revel in young CIA case officer Rick Blaynes adventures in the last years of the Cold War. Set in Paris, the story reflects all her glory at different times of year; Rick ventures into her finest restaurants and invites us to taste lovingly described wines and menus. Along the way we sense the heat of two alluring romances. The intricate plot builds to a satisfying climax that leaving us hoping that we will hear from Rick again. Broman explores the angst and exhilaration of an intelligence officer looking for his next scalp while weighing the moral and physical consequences of his actions put on the other people in his life. Beware, the story ló)