Description
The Devil’s Alternative by Frederick Forsyth is a tense geopolitical thriller exploring the fragile balance of international power during a humanitarian and political crisis in the Soviet Union. Faced with widespread famine, the Soviet Politburo confronts a stark choice: negotiate with the United States for food, risk war for survival, or suppress a potential uprising at home. Through a network of intelligence sources, British agent Adam Munro uncovers the growing dangers as competing factions within the USSR manoeuvre for influence and supremacy. Meanwhile, delicate negotiations between East and West threaten to unravel when extremists escalate events: the hijacking of the world’s largest oil tanker and the violent rescue of a Ukrainian “freedom fighter” on the Black Sea push the situation toward catastrophe. Forsyth combines meticulous research, realistic political strategy and fast-paced action to show how the decisions of a few individuals could trigger global conflict.
From Moscow to Washington, the novel follows Munro’s race against time to prevent nuclear war, delivering a compelling blend of suspense, espionage and international intrigue that characterises Forsyth’s best-known work.
