| Kingmaker |
| Alexey Braguine flew for a CIA secret airline in Laos, chased elephant poachers in Kenya, led horseback tours into the Chilean Andes. The explosive pages of his novels reveal not only a vivid imagination, but the experience gathered in a thriller life. |
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| Spy novels are typically driven by Byzantine plot twists and action sequences. Braguine's debut espionage thriller is a slight departure from that formula--Kingmaker derives its power from the narrative and characters in the story. CIA operative John Trager has seen enough, and no longer relishes the life of danger and distrust. He is offered an out, with one condition--he must venture into a tumultuous African hot spot and size up the political situation. The catch--the two previous agents went in but never returned. Trager find he has walked into a trap, but who is behind it? The ex-KGB defector who props up the benign dictator? The 4 stars - Neil Stavens / Amazon |
| Kingmaker is a masterful tale containing powerful, well developed characters as well as surprising twists and turns which will crush the reader's wildest perceptions. Just when I thought I had the course of events in this suspenseful novel figured out, the next detective work. Alexey Braguine, obviously draws from extensive experience in Africa to showcasing the great number of languages 4 stars - John Sealey / Amazon |
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