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The Fourth Protocol Kindle Edition

by Frederick Forsyth (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,200 ratings
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* The chilling thriller from an international bestselling phenomenon. *

'A triumph of plot, construction and research' The Times
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Plan Aurora, hatched in a remote dacha in the forest outside Moscow and initiated with relentless brilliance and skill, is a plan within a plan that, in its spine-chilling ingenuity, breaches the ultra-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare.

A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a jigsaw of devastation. MI5 investigator John Preston, working against the most urgent of deadlines, leads an operation to prevent the act of murderous destruction aimed at tumbling Britain into revolution...
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Readers love The Fourth Protocol ...

***** 'One of the best spy books around.'
***** 'The Fourth Protocol is my favourite spy novel of all time.'
***** 'Trust a master story teller to write an epic!'
***** 'I have probably read this book cover-to-cover a dozen times.'
***** 'Have read this book several times but a re-visit every so often seems to be inevitable and worth my time.'

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"When it comes to espionage,  international intrigue and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a  master."--The Washington Post

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It is a time of political unrest in Great Britain. And behind the Iron Curtain an insidious plot is being hatched, a plan so incendiary that even the KGB is ignorant of its existence--Aurora, the sinister brainchild of two of the world's most dangerous men: the general secretary of the Soviet Union and master spy Kim Philby.

The wheels are in motion, the pawns are in place, and the countdown has begun toward an "accident" that could change the fact of British politics forever and trigger and collapse of the Western alliance.

Only British agent John Preston stand any chance of breaching the conspiracy. Through plot and counterplot, from bloody back streets to polished halls of power both East and West, his desperate investigation is relentlessly blocked by deceit, treachery, and the most deadly enemy of all...time.

"When it comes to espionage, international intrigue and suspense, Frederick Forsyth is a master."--The Washington Post

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004ZLS5RK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cornerstone Digital (May 30, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 30, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1210 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 450 pages
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    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,200 ratings

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Frederick Forsyth

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Frederick Forsyth is the author of a number of bestselling novels including The Day of the Jackel, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative and The Fourth Protocol. He lives in Hertfordshire, England. www.frederickforsyth.co.uk

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givbatam3
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb and Frighteningly Realistic
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2015
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This is my second Forsyth book, after I read "Fist of Gd" (I am looking forward to "Jackal" and "Dogs") and it seems Forsyth wrote it with readers like me in mind. This one is much superior to "Fist". I rarely read fiction, generally much preferring books on history, particularly that of the 20th century, but Forsyth has written a very accessible novel that is almost frighteningly realistic. I very much appreciate all the research he has done, informing the reader on matters such as about how MI6 is structured and operates, how the SAS carries out operations, how surveillance is carried out on a suspect (a very tedious and expensive business!) and how security is maintained at the ports of entry of the country, how intelligence regarding national security is amassed and how the intelligence organs of hostile countries relate to one another.
Finally I can attest that he really does his homework as I have seen in his use of Hebrew words which are always transliterated and translated correctly
Highly recommended.
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crafty lefthander
4.0 out of 5 stars SOVIETS STRETCHING THE ENVELOPE
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2013
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Frederick Forsyth writes novels of espionage and intrigue that enthrall the reader throughout. The Fourth Protocol is no different. Like his other books, it is masterfully detailed without being overwhelming.

John Preston, a latecomer to intelligence work after a career as a soldier, is tasked to find out how the Soviets are acquiring military secrets. That foray will take him into South Africa, and events that go back to World War II. At the same time, in the Soviet Union, two years before it actually imploded, a nefarious plot is developed by the notorious traitor Kim Philby, and sactioned by the Soviet Premier, who views himself as a failure and must accomplish one great event before his end comes. As plotted out, the Communists will cause such disruption in Britain as Margaret Thatcher seeks a third term as Prime Minister that the country will turn to Labour, leading to the hard left hammer and sickle thugs to depose a newly elected PM, who is considered by Moscow as too moderate and thus, simply take over the country, democratic principles be damned. An anti-nuke, anti-American Britain would make it a wonderful world, at least in the eyes of the murderous monolith.

Among the devices to be used to this end is what is called a miniaturized nuclear device, its components brought into England piece by piece through the use of various courriers, Soviet and otherwise. That this would be a violation of a nuclear arms treaty is of no concern to the Premier and Philby.

Preston, loyal to the head of M15 who is slowly dying, is not favored by the presumed successor, who, thoroughly political, has his own agenda and own favorites. With the help of another high British official, who agrees with his analysis, Preston is able to make various end runs around his detractor.

John LeCarre, always ambivalent about the morality of spycraft, even when the good guys engage in it, and whose personal politics are on the Angry Left, called his political opposite, Frederick Forsyth, the best in the business. For once, LeCarre got it right.
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Roger J. Buffington
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Cold War Spy Story
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2012
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The Fourth Protocol is a superb Cold War spy story, set in the mid-1980s at the the height of the Cold War. Without giving anything away, the story is set in Britain. The "Hard Left" has been plotting for decades to effect a legal takeover of the Labour Party. Elements within the Soviet government would like to assist the Hard Left in order to bring about, through process of law, a Communist, pro-Soviet Government in Britain. Therein lies a fascinating and plausible tale of espionage and the stakes could not be higher.

The thing that distinguishes this particular story is its authenticity and plausibility. As always, author Forsyth has meticulously researched every detail in this novel. Everything from the bureaucratic infighting within MI-5 to the details of the organization of the KGB and Soviet government, are simply correct. Nothing in this story strains the readers credulity. This detailed novel is one of those page-turners that many readers will read multiple times, each time gleaning and appreciating additional details of the intricate plot.

This is one of Forsyth's many winners. Recommended. RJB.
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L. Bleau
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2020
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I loved this book when I first read it ages ago, loved it again when my wife and I read it together. True, it starts quite slowly, but not books of this genre do. It's a classic Cold War thriller, a David against Goliath struggle of our hero. I also bought the DVD, loved it, too.
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Fusionfan
5.0 out of 5 stars A nutty nuclear nudge...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2024
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Published in 1984 and set in 1986/1987, this enjoyable and carefully plotted Cold War espionage novel lacks little in the way of political verisimilitude. This time in history was a significant period of nuclear disarmament activism.

The author provides credible period details concerning the structure, operation and supervision of the intelligence services of the UK, the former Soviet Union and South Africa. I recommend the use of a notepad to keep track of all the characters (particularly the ones with Russian names). (I didn’t do this so had to keep backtracking.)

The tension mounts gradually as the story unfolds. It is a much richer story than that captured in the film version. I thought the nuclear science aspects of the plot and the associated hazards were glossed over (as in the film), but this may have been done to avoid putting off many readers.

A succession of sideways MI5 job reassignments enforced upon the character Preston, intended to make him resign, had the somewhat unlikely result of his always being in the right organisational position to be alerted to the various stages of the Soviet espionage activity.

Certain uses of language (e.g. “Preston conned the road map”, “… as Vassiliev descended from the car” and “He went back to his car, effaced himself behind the steering wheel and confirmed…”) felt idiosyncratic to me, rather than dated. Nonetheless, the overall narrative is fluently rendered, as one would expect it to be given the enormous literary success of the author.

Around 18% into the text, a briefing document supposedly written by the traitor Kim Philby for the leader of the Soviet Union contains the words: “But in 1968 a tiny ‘reform’ was proposed…” However, this only makes sense if the numbers of the date are read as 1986.
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Ajay Vijay Deshpande
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
Reviewed in India on September 21, 2021
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A beautiful fictional novel with classic Fredric Forsyth story and all the details. You can practically see the entire thing before your eyes. Please don’t watch the movie. Read the novel
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Luiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo
Reviewed in Brazil on June 14, 2019
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Grande autor, grande livro!
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N.Muchnik
4.0 out of 5 stars la Historia
Reviewed in Spain on December 5, 2019
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llenos de datos si no verdaderos, al menos probables
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Marsili Libelli Stefano
5.0 out of 5 stars Great spy story with nuke background
Reviewed in Italy on October 9, 2019
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A great spy story mingling historical facts with fiction. A typical catastrophic scenario with ambiguous characters and a surprise ending. Forsyth is a master story teller, and this novel adds to his credit.
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