The November Man

At the precipice of a major disarmament plan, Soviet intrigue threatens to tip the world into all-out war

The treaty is so simple that the American president can hardly believe his luck. In exchange for a few million tons of grain, the Russians, gripped by famine, will withdraw all troops and missiles from Eastern Europe. What's more, this great success comes in an election year! It's too good to be true—and something is about to go wrong.

As soon as the first grain shipments arrive, the...