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Mystery Writers of America presents ice cold

Raymond Benson

2014 · Grand Central Publishing

Cold WarAmerican Spy storiesAmerican fictionFictionCold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978

About this book

Collects twenty short stories depicting spies, double agents, femme fatales, and the weaponry of the Cold War written by such modern authors as Joseph Finder, Sara Paretsky, and T. Jefferson Parker.

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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.

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