This story can be read as a stand alone, but I suggest to read the previous book first. The story line continues immediately after True Fiction. This story is about Ian (the writer), Margo (CIA Agent), And Mei (actress who defected with a microchip with dirt on the Chinese President). In this book a group of people from Russia called “The Kitchen” is trying to manipulate the American people with fake news to help with the reunification of Russia.
I thought the story was ok. It was a quick read. It had some silly humor. I will probably read the next book.

Fake Truth by Lee Goldburg -- 5 Stars
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
ISBN: 9781542014694

Fake Truth was fun to read. It is the third in the Ian Ludlow series. There is sufficient background information included so that it can be read as a stand-alone novel, but I enjoyed it more having read the first two books.

The characters are wonderful. Ian is a writer of action novels who finds himself in real life situations that rival those of his fictional hero. The plot is certainly timely. There are countries that are trying to disrupt our democratic way of life and the situation at our southern border is a mess. It is nearly impossible to sort out the truth in the constant news and commentary we hear 24 hours a day. Poking fun at it all was delightful.

I thank Lee Goldburg for a believable and original novel about Ian Ludlow and his friends who once again save the United States from a disastrous international crisis. I’ll be the first in line for book number four to learn what new adventure they can find themselves in the center of.

Reviewer: Nancy