The Devil's Alternative
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
When two catastrophic outcomes are the only options on the table, the choice between them becomes the most dangerous game in the world. The Devil's Alternative thrusts readers into the heart of Cold War geopolitics, where a catastrophic Soviet grain failure sets off a chain of events that threatens to detonate into global war. Frederick Forsyth constructs a razor-sharp thriller in which Western intelligence operative Adam Munro uncovers a conspiracy so vast — involving hijacked supertankers, Ukrainian nationalists, and the highest echelons of the Kremlin — that every decision carries the weight of civilization itself. Forsyth, the master architect of the modern political thriller, brings his trademark journalistic precision and methodical plotting to bear on a narrative that reads less like fiction and more like a classified intelligence briefing. His signature technique — weaving authentic procedural detail into breathless pacing — gives The Devil's Alternative a verisimilitude that few in the genre can match. First published in 1979, the novel stands as one of the defining works of Cold War fiction, a testament to Forsyth's unrivalled ability to make the machinery of international crisis feel utterly, terrifyingly real. The question at its heart lingers long after the final page: when every choice leads to catastrophe, which devil do you choose?
Author: Frederick Forsyth
Format: Hardback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
When two catastrophic outcomes are the only options on the table, the choice between them becomes the most dangerous game in the world. The Devil's Alternative thrusts readers into the heart of Cold War geopolitics, where a catastrophic Soviet grain failure sets off a chain of events that threatens to detonate into global war. Frederick Forsyth constructs a razor-sharp thriller in which Western intelligence operative Adam Munro uncovers a conspiracy so vast — involving hijacked supertankers, Ukrainian nationalists, and the highest echelons of the Kremlin — that every decision carries the weight of civilization itself. Forsyth, the master architect of the modern political thriller, brings his trademark journalistic precision and methodical plotting to bear on a narrative that reads less like fiction and more like a classified intelligence briefing. His signature technique — weaving authentic procedural detail into breathless pacing — gives The Devil's Alternative a verisimilitude that few in the genre can match. First published in 1979, the novel stands as one of the defining works of Cold War fiction, a testament to Forsyth's unrivalled ability to make the machinery of international crisis feel utterly, terrifyingly real. The question at its heart lingers long after the final page: when every choice leads to catastrophe, which devil do you choose?