I really enjoyed this classic espionage thriller, that has some romance thrown in for good measure and fits in well to round out the story. This debut novel by William Maz has very good character development and is well paced with just the right amount of suspense.

Set against the back drop of the Romanian Revolution and the fall of communism in December of 1989, an American CIA analyst, Bill Hefflin, who was born in Romania, finds himself drawn into the underside of Cold War intelligence between the Romanian secret police, the Russian KGB, and the CIA. While carrying out his clandestine activities, Bill also seeks out a long lost love. The story line is filled with conspiracy and betrayal and enough twists and turns to keep even the most ardent spy thriller reader intrigued.

I would definitely recommend this to fans of John le Carre and Tom Rob Smith and look forward to reading the next book by this author.

My sincere thanks to NetGalley and Oceanview Publishing for providing me with a digital ARC of this book. Publication date: March 15, 2022.