Filled with clandestine espionage operations and international diplomacy, Dead Drop is a multi-dimensional high-stakes game of Risk with nothing short of nuclear war hanging in the balance. With this second straight stellar novel, MP Woodward has firmly entrenched himself as one of the top spy novel authors in the genre today.
While negotiations between the United States and Iran on a nuclear deal continue to progress, behind the scenes tells a different story. The Israeli Mossad believes a new nuclear-capable missile is being developed by Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon. And of course, they can’t sit idly by, so they conduct aggressive and visible operations to ruin the efforts of their enemies despite the international blowback and condemnation. Meanwhile, the Americans are in possession of a high-ranking Iranian intelligence officer from whom they are trying to ascertain the status of this new missile. Until, that is, he escapes and goes on the run. Now it’s a race to find the fugitive between Meredith Morris-Dale and John Dale of the CIA, the Mossad, and the Iranians. Because whoever finds him first will hold all the cards and control what happens next in this critical and audacious game of cat and mouse.
Dead Drop is an instant classic in the espionage genre. It’s not an in-your-face action packed novel, but one that contains copious amounts of suspense and uncertainty to catapult the story forward with a sense of urgency and eagerness to uncover the next move in this masterful chess match between world class intelligence organizations. Furthermore, it blurs the lines between righteous and unjustifiable actions and makes you constantly question who is playing who in each entanglement of spy vs. spy. And lastly, the numerous and intricate moves throughout the story require you to think critically to go beyond the surface and understand motivations and the true outcomes being driven by the various constituencies. In short, it’s a masterful espionage tale.
Additionally, the character development is fantastic, the pacing spot on and the storytelling top notch. It ticks all the boxes for an enjoyable and memorable thriller. MP Woodward is a force to be reckoned with in this genre and I can’t wait to see where he takes the story and the characters next.
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