Chain of Command. Richard Legrand, Spymaster

"The plot is gripping, the background sketched with telling detail, hate, fear, doubled-dealing in abundance, a story which builds to a brilliant climax, a battle in the corridors of power every bit as relentless as the threatened clash that could tear the world apart." -Manchester Evening NewsFrom his office in Washington, Richard LeGrande pulls aside the curtains and looks out over an America slumbering securely in its beds due to his never-ceasing vigilance.
Through his fingers flow unceasing intelligence gathered from around the world, from which he sifts the gravest dangers in the moment.and those growing in the shadows. Then he must select among his agents, who he knows better than his own family, and perhaps better than he knows himself, the operative best suited to the next assignment-even at the cost of their life. He is General Richard LeGrande, head of GENOPS, a clandestine government agency responsible for espionage missions so critical that they must not fail.
He is the Spymaster. From four seemingly unimpeachable intelligence sources word comes to LeGrande that the Russians are massing troops and moving towards Germany. LeGrande realizes that the threat must be investigated immediately. If the information is true, war in Europe could begin again within days. In a final effort to assess Russia's intentions, LeGrande flies to Berlin, succeeds in penetrating the infamous Wall, and makes a key rendezvous deep in East Berlin-which may be a deadly trap....
If he is caught by the KGB, he will face torture, trial and death. Written with a superb air of authenticity, this edge-of-the-seat novel builds steadily, increasing tension to a tremendous climax-with the peace of the world hanging in the balance."Fast-paced adventure." -Abilene Reporter"Taunt, thrilling and told with a civilized concern for plot and language. Meaty stuff with an eerie climax in Berlin beyond the Wall." -The Irish IndependentIrwin R Blacker was a Peabody Winning television screenwriter and a former member of the CIA, which makes his Spymaster Novels particularly authorative.