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Violence
Some
Nuclear threat; violence; intelligence operations
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of nuclear deterrence, Cold War stakes, and political conspiracy
What this book is about
Forsyth's 1984 Cold War thriller follows two parallel tracks: a KGB operation to secretly assemble an atomic device near a US airbase in Britain, and a British intelligence officer tracking something that doesn't add up. Detailed, procedural, nail-biting. For older teens and adults.
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Nuclear threat
Espionage violence
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