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The Reluctant Assassin

by Lee Jackson Book 1 in the The Reluctant Assassin Series series.

First published 2013

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Eduardo ‘Atcho’ Xiquez, a Cuban-born former West Point cadet, is coerced into becoming a KGB sleeper agent after Soviet operatives seize his daughter. His handlers engineer his entry into Washington’s political elite, where outward success conceals a private effort to undermine the organisation controlling him.

Ordered to assassinate a head of state, Atcho must choose between his daughter’s life and an act that could trigger a wider war. First published as Curse the Moon and later retitled The Atcho Conspiracy, the novel establishes the divided loyalties and family stakes that drive the series.

Historical Periods

Soviet Era1922–1991 CE Postwar Washington, D.C.1945–1960 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Crime & Mystery Espionage Historical Thriller

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