The Poet's Game: The first book in the Alex Matthews series

Author:   Paul Vidich
Publisher:   Bedford Square Publishers
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9781915798831


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 June 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Poet's Game: The first book in the Alex Matthews series


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'Tense' and 'fast-moving' Kirkus on Beirut Station 'Confirms Vidich's status in the front rank of spy writers' Tim Shipman in The Sunday Times on Beirut Station 'We all have dreams and then we wake up.' Alex Matthews thought he had left it all behind. His CIA career, the viper's den of bureaucracy at headquarters and the lies and stress of the cat and mouse game of double agents. But then the Director came asking for a favour. Alex is a different man from when he had run Moscow station, where he recruited a network of 'poet spies' including the one he names BYRON. He has pieced his life back together after a tragic boating accident killed his wife and daughter but the scars remain. But Alex remains, in his mind, a patriot, and so he begrudgingly accepts the Director's request. Something, though, is off about the whole operation from the start. The Russians seem one step ahead and the CIA suspects there is a traitor in the agency. Alex realizes that by getting back into the game he has risked everything he has worked for: his new marriage, his family's safety, his firm. As the noose tightens around Alex, and the FSB closes in, the operation becomes a hall of mirrors with no exits. To find redemption, Alex must uncover the secrets behind BYRON or lose everything.

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Author:   Paul Vidich
Publisher:   Bedford Square Publishers
Imprint:   No Exit Press
ISBN:  

9781915798831


ISBN 10:   1915798833
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 June 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Paul Vidich has had a distinguished career in music and media. Most recently, he served as Special Advisor to AOL and was Executive Vice President at the Warner Music Group. He serves on the Board of Directors of Poets & Writers and The New School for Social Research. Vidich is also an award-winning author of short fiction. His novels, An Honorable Man, The Good Assassin, The Coldest Warrior, The Mercenary, and Beirut Station, are available from No Exit Press.

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