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Stalin's Final Sting - (Joe Johnson Thriller) by Andrew Turpin (Paperback)

Stalin's Final Sting - (Joe Johnson Thriller) by  Andrew Turpin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A thriller featuring American war crimes investigator Joe Johnson, set in 2013. He is pursuing a Russian oligarch who committed war crimes during the Afghan-Russian conflict in the 1980s, involving destruction of villages and mass killings. The investigation also unearths evidence of arms dealing by shadowy US figures.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>The darkest secrets of a Russian oligarch--a legacy from Stalin. A hidden batch of the CIA's Stinger missiles. And the insatiable Afghan thirst for revenge.</strong></p><p>Ex-CIA war crimes investigator Joe Johnson is sucked into an inquiry which delves into the deadly world of Soviet and US undercover operations in Afghanistan during the '80s--and mysterious connections to current US and Russian politics.</p><p>Johnson and his ex-MI6 colleague Jayne Robinson find themselves pursuing a Russian energy industry oligarch with strong links to Putin and a past he would rather keep hidden and an Afghan mujahideen bent on the most bloodthirsty revenge.</p><p>The investigation is thrown awry by Johnson's crooked former CIA boss, now on the run, and by a miscalculation of the dangers lurking in the Hindu Kush mountains, ridden with heavily armed Taliban insurgents.</p><p>The story reaches a raw climax in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Moscow, and Kabul, as Johnson battles to overcome the powerful forces lined up against him, including former KGB agents.</p><p><strong><em>Stalin's Final Sting</em></strong> is a gripping thriller--the fourth in the Joe Johnson series--with some twists that the reader will never see coming.</p><p><strong>Meet Joe Johnson today and watch him uncover buried truths from the past.</strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>Amazon reviewers on the Joe Johnson series: </strong></p><p>"Every bit a match for Lee Child and Tom Clancy."</p><p>"A great read, has more twists than a country road."</p><p>"Right up there with Silva/Allon."</p><p>"More than a touch of Forsyth."</p><br>

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