Posts Tagged ‘Cold War’
Berlin Walls, by Bill Rapp
Berlin Walls, by Bill Rapp It is August 1961, and CIA officer Karl Baier finds himself back in Berlin working with his old KGB nemesis and sometimes source, Sergei Chernov, who wants to defect. This time, though, Baier must find a way to get not only Chernov, but also his wife’s parents through the new…
Read MoreTears of Innocence, by Bill Rapp
Tears of Innocence, by Bill Rapp In the autumn of 1945 Karl Baier, a young American military officer, arrives in a devastated Berlin, the once mighty capital of the Third Reich. His assignment: to hunt down, debrief, and, in some cases, resettle German scientists who helped build the German war machine. He is not alone,…
Read MoreThe Hapsburg Variation, by Bill Rapp
The Hapsburg Variation (264 pages) is a historical mystery by Bill Rapp. As the Allies prepare to sign the State Treaty granting Vienna its independence, a CIA agent investigates the case of a murdered aristocrat in hopes that it will lead him to his kidnapped wife. Rapp worked at the CIA for thirty-five years as…
Read MoreUncle Anton’s Atomic Bomb, by Ian Woollen
Uncle Anton’s Atomic Bomb (406 pages), a work of literary fiction by Ian Woollen, takes place in the latter half of the 20th century, when Cold War paranoia led just about every American family of means to build a bomb shelter in the backyard. Shorted-listed for the Balcones Prize. Mary weds Ward Jr., heir to…
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