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Sasha Zukov, a Russian colonel fighting in the Soviet-Afghan War, walks right into a supposed Mujahedeen ambush. Sasha struggles to survive as he makes his way back to Kabul. Fortunately, he meets Rinjis, a girl from the Hazara tribe, who comes to his aide. The two fall in love en route to his army base, but their romance is short lived when soldiers open fire. Rinjis is presumed dead, which leaves Sasha an emotional mess. Amid the horrific loss, Sasha is called upon to work as a spy for the GRU. A vicious Russian defector is on the loose "trying to sell information about [the Russian] space program to the Americans." While it is uncertain whether or not Sasha can stop this traitor from intersecting the flight course of the Buran, love as well as other astonishing revelations is just around the bend.
C. R. Forrester's debut novel is the creation of husband-and-wife teamwork. Truly a work of love, Forrester dedicates Precision Kill to his wife who did most of the research yet did not live to see its publication. The final result has produced a thriller replete with great literary tools. One such tool is Forrester's fast-paced combination of random subplots that creates an incredible fictional picture situated within a historical time frame. Set during the 1980s, Forrester aptly captures the nuances of world just at the cusp of the technological explosion of the 1990s, such as weapons and the continued space race. While the story zeroes in on Sasha and Rinjis, Forrester includes a host of protagonists and antagonists who all play critical roles in his tangled yet riveting plot. Other tools that Forrester uses are uninterrupted concurrent behind-the-scene events surrounding the lovers, as well as alternating character scenes for each chapter. Precision Kill is a beginning-to-end captivating read!
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