The Assassination Option

A Clandestine Operations Novel, Book 2

By: W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese

From the #1 New York Times - and Wall Street Journal - best-selling author comes the dramatic second adventure in the brand-new Clandestine Operations series about the Cold War, the fledgling Central Intelligence Agency - and a new breed of warrior.

In Top Secret, W.E.B. Griffin introduced a remarkable new cast of heroes as they found themselves on the front lines of an entirely different kind of war. Now, these men and women are going to find out what they’ve really gotten themselves into.

James Cronley thought he had done well - he didn't know he’d done this well.

His first successful mission for the about-to-be-official new Central Intelligence Directorate has drawn all kinds of attention, some welcome, some not. On the plus side, he's now a captain; promoted to Chief, DCI, Europe; and in charge of a top secret spy operation. On the minus side, a lot of people would like to know about that operation, including not only the Soviets, but his own Pentagon, as well as a seething J. Edgar Hoover.

Cronley knows that if just one thing goes wrong, he's likely to get thrown to the wolves. As if that weren't enough pressure, complications are springing up on all sides. He's discovered a surprising alliance between the former German intelligence chief and, of all things, the Mossad. A German family that Cronley never knew he had has suddenly, and suspiciously, emerged. And he's due for a rendezvous with an undercover agent against the Soviets known only as Seven K.

It’s when he meets Seven K that he gets the real surprise.

©2014 W.E.B. Griffin (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Recorded by arrangement with G. P. Putnam’s Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.

enjoy WEB Griffin

Griffin had me at the Leutenants and have enjoyed all of his books

Captain Cronley

Really enjoyed the story and the integration of facts and fiction. I do dislike that we have more or less dropped Kletus Frada.
The rescue was very dramatic but short still a great story.

Too much detail

Would have been better with less detail about location. Made it hard to follow story.

love it

love WEB books. only author that I read / listen to books over and over.

Great newer novel

Great story author reader. lots of nonstop action similar characters. WWII time frame. historically accurate