Matterhorn
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- Author：Christopher Reich
- ISBN：B0CCGVFLXC
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Summary
A sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold in this alpine thriller from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich。
Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life。 A fixture of his small alpine village， he tends cattle， minds his own business， and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind—back when he was Mac Dekker， CIA。
But when he learns his son Will died following in his footsteps， he needs answers。 What mission took Will up into the alpine heights， and why is Ilya Ivashka on the same trail？ Ilya—his close friend， his rival in love。 Ilya， who framed Mac for treason and sent him into hiding。
Wiping away the years， Mac returns to the field to find the secrets Will hid and finds himself facing the Herculean task of stopping a terrorist plot that threatens thousands。 But in a field of double agents， who can he trust？
Robbie Steinhardt lives a peaceful life。 A fixture of his small alpine village， he tends cattle， minds his own business， and doesn’t dwell on his former life and the family and lover he left behind—back when he was Mac Dekker， CIA。
But when he learns his son Will died following in his footsteps， he needs answers。 What mission took Will up into the alpine heights， and why is Ilya Ivashka on the same trail？ Ilya—his close friend， his rival in love。 Ilya， who framed Mac for treason and sent him into hiding。
Wiping away the years， Mac returns to the field to find the secrets Will hid and finds himself facing the Herculean task of stopping a terrorist plot that threatens thousands。 But in a field of double agents， who can he trust？
Reviews
Amzon_Reader
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A Solid Storyline， very readable。As I say， a very decent first read of work by this author。I’m a big， big admirer of Switzerland， so it was very interesting reading through the geography。 The memories of the Alps were also great。
William de_Rham
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Amazon First readers hoping for an entertaining spy novel may find themselves in luck。 Christopher Reich’s “Matterhorn” is a high-stakes， globetrotting tale of espionage and bitter rivalry perfect for fans of Robert Ludlum， Frederic Forsythe， and/or Tom Clancy。Accused of treason against the United States， former CIA agent Mac Dekker has been disguised and hiding in the Swiss Alps for close to the last decade。 But when his now-adult son—an experienced mountaineer—is inexplicably killed on the Mat Amazon First readers hoping for an entertaining spy novel may find themselves in luck。 Christopher Reich’s “Matterhorn” is a high-stakes， globetrotting tale of espionage and bitter rivalry perfect for fans of Robert Ludlum， Frederic Forsythe， and/or Tom Clancy。Accused of treason against the United States， former CIA agent Mac Dekker has been disguised and hiding in the Swiss Alps for close to the last decade。 But when his now-adult son—an experienced mountaineer—is inexplicably killed on the Matterhorn， Mac risks everything to learn how and why he died。 That effort leads Mac into the middle of a race between the United States and Russia and their various intelligence agencies to secure a horrible new WMD and pits him against a real turncoat as dangerous to the United States as Robert Hanssen or Aldrich Ames， a traitor Mac once thought of as a comrade-in-arms and a brother。 Author Christopher Reich writes knowledgeably and well， taking us from the towering Matterhorn to some of its nearby picaresque towns and small cities like Zermatt， to Zurich and Bern and Moscow and Kyiv。 Along the way， we learn a little something about all those places。 （Apparently， you can’t go anywhere in Switzerland without getting yourself on some sort of CCTV）。 We're also given insights into some of the tools and spycraft employed in espionage。 While not particularly deep， Mr。 Reich's characters are interesting and engaging。 I rooted for the hero and wanted to know what happened to everyone else。 I had one small reservation that quickly resolved itself。 The first chapter struck me as bordering on the melodramatic， threatening to put me off。 Fortunately， that was not the case with succeeding chapters which I found straightforward and enjoyable。 I look forward to the next in the series。 。。。more
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