Cartagena, 1936. La RepΓΊblica espaΓ±ola envΓa las reservas nacionales de oro a Rusia. En el momento del embarco, 100 cajas con 50 kilos de oro cada una "desaparecen" o son errΓ³neamente contabilizadas. Alexander Orlov, uno de los personajes mΓ‘s siniestros de la guerra civil, calla el hecho y comienza
Citizen Orlov
β Scribed by Jonathan Payne
- Book ID
- 111563433
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 323 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780744309010
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Not every fishmonger can be a secret agent.
Journey to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe at the end of the Great War. Enter Citizen Orlov, a simple fishmonger and an honest, upright citizen, who answers a phone call meant for a secret agent and stumbles into a hidden world of espionage and secrecy. Recruited by the Ministry of Security, he is sent on assignment to safeguard the king.
But Orlov soon discovers that his ministry handler, the alluring femme fatale Agent Zelle, is planning not to protect the king but to assassinate him. Caught in a web of plot and counterplot, confusing loyalties, and explosive betrayals, Orlov finds himself on trial for murder. Given the opportunity to clear his name, he finds that the lives of his friends, mother, and fellow citizens hang in the balance...M.F
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