ADD ingenuity to plot development and wordcraft to the nous of a talented storyteller and you end with a searchingly compelling read.
The very credible premise that nuclear weapons were secreted at the sites of a forthcoming atomic Armageddon in order to regain world control -- communist or Islamist-- is the backstory to the complex family at war within themselves and without.
This is a narrative that unfolds as we follow the link of a telephonic password from the past-- Geiger -- that sets off a chilling chain of personal discovery and murderous intent.
There are two levels to this narrative: one the complex nature of the state intelligence agencies and their siblings in the hot-cold war, the law enforcers; and second, the complexities and foibles of the players themselves.
An enjoyable read that will please followers of writers such as Swallow.
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