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Stephen Lang
About this listen
A New York Times Best Seller
From the master of the novel of international intrigue comes a riveting new book as timely and unsettling as tomorrow's headlines.
It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets. For the West, Russia is a basket case. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves, offering the roiling masses hope at last - not only for law, order, and prosperity but for restoring the lost greatness of their land.
Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A document stolen from party headquarters and smuggled to Washington and London sends nightmare chills through those who remember the past, for this Black Manifesto is pure Mein Kampf in a country with frightening parallels to the Germany of the Weimar Republic. Officially the West can do nothing, but in secret a group of elder statesmen sends the only person who can expose the truth about Komarov into the heart of the inferno. Jason Monk, ex-CIA and "the best damn agent-runner we ever had", had sworn he would never return to Moscow, but one name changes his mind. Colonel Anatoli Grishin, the KGB officer who tortured and murdered four of Monk's agents after they had been betrayed by Aldrich Ames, is now Komarov's head of security.
Monk has a dual mission: to stop Komarov, whatever it takes, and to prepare the way for an icon worthy of the Russian people. But he has a personal mission as well: to settle the final score with Grishin. To do this he must stay alive - and the forces allied against him are ruthless, the time frighteningly short....
Praise for Icon
“Vintage Forsyth, intricate, exact and gripping.” (The New York Times Book Review)
“Another strong performance by a writer who knows exactly what he's about, and who here catalyzes narrative with another memorable protagonist, the stealthy and daring Monk.” (Publishers Weekly [starred review])
“One of his best works for a long time, which provides an all-too-real look at a chilling new millennium.” (The Sunday Times, London)
©1996 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc. (P)1996 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“For years, Frederick Forsyth has been known as the man who wrote The Day of the Jackal, the yardstick by which all his subsequent books have been measured. Icon - dare I say it? - is as good or better. What makes this book so special? Because it could easily happen. All the ingredients for disaster are now in place, which makes for a terrifyingly real scenario.” (Detroit Free Press)
“A tautly written thriller with a big cast of characters that Forsyth juggles with skill... Forsyth's storytelling ability makes Icon one of the best spy novels in recent years.” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis)
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- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge - these are themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, gun-smuggling or the cruel confidence trick Forsyth is never less than compulsive.Here are eight stories with the Forsyth touch - a brilliant and original collection by an incomparable craftsman of suspense.
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Some excellent stories
- By Christopher on 08-05-12
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The Deceiver
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Sam McCready has served with distinction for seven years as chief of the cover operations desk of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, a post that is the culmination of a brilliant career as an inventive and intrepid field agent. But times have changed. A high-level policy decision demands that the SIS strip away its old-style operatives, and the first to be targeted for retirement is the freewheeling McCready.
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Disappointed
- By G. Ellis on 02-21-08
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The Dogs of War
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
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Knocking off a bank or an armored truck is merely crude. Knocking off an entire republic has, I feel, a certain style." So says mining magnate Sir James Manson, a shadowy titan of London's financial district, who is scheming a coup d'état in the small West African dictatorship of Zangaro, where a secret source of platinum lies waiting to be exploited.
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Definitely not Forsyth's Best
- By Tim on 01-24-10
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The Afghan
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they instantly galvanize, but to do what? They know nothing about it: the what, where, or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and it's impossible to plant someone. Or is it?
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Somewhere In Between
- By Johnnie Walker on 10-29-06
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-18-21
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Love anything Forsyth write. A totally riviting plot!
Hopefully he has many more stories to tell!up
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- CKS
- 06-27-19
Simply. The best!
I wish all books were this engaging, this interesting, this good. Lang's performance is outstanding.
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- Humberto Vieites
- 05-05-16
I just can't stop hearing
Catching story. Forsyth at it's best. This book honors the day of the jackal. Excellent
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- scott
- 04-22-25
Unlikely
Everything in this novel worked like clockwork. Not much tension, Considerring it was written in 1999 it’s ironic that Russia US relations are where they are now in 2025. Jason Monk, the main character, is two-dimensional and is so very efficient that it seems like he’s supernatural. He is almost James Bond! I prefer novels like those written by John LeCarre that are so gray and you know he had expertise as a technocrat spy. I can’t say the same for this author.
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- K. Mcauley
- 04-09-25
Abridged
Great.Story full of twists, good narration but abridged version
Easy to listen to while driving
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- Matt
- 07-25-04
Great Book
I read this book a few years ago. There are some things I miss in the abridged version, but the story is still amazing. Moreover, the narration is really, really good. If you like spy / mystery novels, you'll love this book.
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- J. Peabody
- 06-12-20
Great book, irritating audio
One of my favorite books, narrator reasonably good. The periodic music is an annoying distraction.
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- Thomas Burch
- 04-30-09
Wonderful
Wonderful, as usual another great story with interesting characters and suspense.
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- Bruce
- 09-28-21
Story & Performance Excellent, Awful Music
Loved the story and performance, but whoever it was who inserted the crap musical accompaniment should be banished to an elevator with endless Montovani recordings piped in.
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- LogicalBuyer
- 11-29-20
One of the best Forsyth books
This is what makes Forsyth great. One of his older works which keeps the listener hypnotized. The music is a little annoying at times but the story makes up for it.
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