The Twentieth Day of January, Ted Allbeury
The Twentieth Day of January, Ted Allbeury
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The Twentieth Day of January

Author: Ted Allbeury

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/27/2018


Synopsis

It's 1980 and the Cold War continues to rage. Seemingly out of nowhere, wealthy businessman Logan Powell has become President-elect and is only weeks away from assuming the most powerful position in the world on the twentieth day of January. Across the Atlantic, veteran British intelligence agent James MacKay uncovers shocking evidence that suggests something might be terribly wrong with the election. With the help of a reluctant CIA, MacKay sets out on a dangerous and daring mission to discover if the unthinkable has occurred: is President-elect Powell actually a puppet of the Soviet Union?

Written by the bestselling author of The Crossing and Pay Any Price, this remarkably plausible thriller offers a heady mix of political intrigue and intense suspense—with the very future of America and the free world hanging in the balance.

About Ted Allbeury

Ted Allbeury (1917-2005) was an intelligence officer with Great Britain's Special Operations Executive during World War II; afterward, he ran agents between East and West Germany. Allbeury's firsthand Cold War experiences enliven his espionage novels, and he was praised by the New York Times Book Review as "a most knowledgeable chronicler of espionage" and by Booklist as "a master of the genre."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie

This book was recently discussed on BBC Radio 4 so I bought it straight away. Well, I couldn’t put it down. Given that it was written a long time ago, the parallels with America’s Presidential election skullduggery by those at home and internationally mirrors some recent news. The author (sadly decea......more

Goodreads review by Jan

This gets 4 stars because it is so uncanny. The story could be present day thats is the Thrump presidency. The writing and plot are a bit obvious but worth a read for the story. I don't want to say more its a short book and a page turner......more

Goodreads review by Sue

published in 1980; businessman elected to be president; Russian influence; wife refuses to come to Washington......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Very exciting.......more