Autumn 1943. American agent David Spaulding is among the global espionage elite who have converged on Buenos Aires. His top-secret mission can bring World War II to an explosive end. But what happens in this city of assassins, betrayals, and sensual encounters is the most sinister and terrifying deal ever made between two nations. Intense, high-level covert negotiations will soon bear dangerous fruit with the aid of expatriate German industrialist Erich Rhinemann. But suddenly the game changes, and Spaulding is the man caught in the middle. Struggling furiously to save his sanity, the woman he loves, and his very life, Spaulding might be the only one who can rescue the world from a shattering fate.
Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Rhinemann Exchange
“A superb plot filled with exciting chases, double crosses, secret codes, and beautiful women . . . a picture of the beastliness underlying the espionage world, a world of brilliance without scruples, brutality without restraint.”—Chicago Tribune
“A breathtaking pace . . . The plot is extraordinary.”—Bestsellers
“A paragon in the field.”—The New York Times
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity.
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Summary
Overall The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum 402 pages published in 1974 Set in World War II, another unconventional spy, a radio, “voice actor” (look that one up if you need to) is recruited to run a spy network. Both the Allies and the Nazis have game changing technology that they are ready to deploy but they are missing needed
ingredients, that by the way, the other side has. Can an exchange be made? Does that really make sense? From Belgian Congo to Buenos Aires, the character, the unconventional spy David Spaulding plays a pivotal role. Nice read, good story, lots of suspense.