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The Devil's Alternative

By: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.

When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political information. But the Politburo has other ideas: the invasion of Western Europe to commandeer the food for them...

As the paths of communication breakdown the president of the United States and leaders from around the world face an appalling choice: Should they allow the loss of thousands to save the lives of many more? This is the Devil's Alternative and in this incomparable and gripping thriller the Cold War giants must fight a battle to the death.

©1979 Frederick Forsyth (P)2012 Random House AudioGo Espionage Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Russia Exciting Soviet Union Imperialism Fiction Cold War
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This book may not change your life but it will set you on your way to becoming a gunnery officer on a modern warship.
the plot was believable but the cast were painted in overly bright colours .. especially the supersonic texan pilot.
it's no day of the jackal .. but then not many novels are.

Great Holiday Listen.

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narrator easy to listen to and enough dialogue variation to differentiate characters without going over the top.

great story. well worth the listen.

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Classic Forsyth, there is certainly an element of dating now, but to me that’s not an issue the story is great, the characters well developed and overall a great listen. If you’re a fan - there is plenty here to please.

Great story, usual twists and turns

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I'm very much enjoying the perfect combination of Forsyth's stories in Rintoul's voice. This one and "An officer and a spy" are my favourites so far.

Fantastic plot and performance

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I’ve much enjoyed revisiting a story I first read decades ago. Forsyth at his best.

Excellent story superbly performed

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