This fiction adventure story is set in South Korea in the 1970s. Korea is the "hot point" in the Cold War with two million troops facing each other across the DMZ. President Park Chung Hee has decided to invade the north. Aided by a CIA double agent, the North Koreans learn of the plan and set in motion their own strategy to unify the peninsula under communist control. The Defense Intelligence Agency's top agent, Wayne Randle, works against the clock to stop the invasion that could lead to an all out confrontation between the world's superpowers.
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By Ryan Keith
Mar 2, 2007
"Fantastic !!!" "Tears of the Magpie" is a terrific effort from its fledgling author, and is a highly poignant tale considering the state of world affairs today between the U.S. and N. Korea. I have no doubt the hero of the book, agent Wayne Randle will go down as one of the great literary characters of the 21st century.
"Tears of the Magpie a real cliffhanger" Agree with RyanKeith's comments - this first effort by a relatively unknown author (at least at this time - but maybe not for long? But more on that later) out on the west coast, is a real ball-buster of a cold war thriller. Packed full of candid, intriguing insights into the world of the two Koreas (the author spent two years in Korea), "Tears" is a terse, yet suspense filled account of DIA spy Wayne Randle's adventures into the cloak-n-dagger world of 007's. Wonderful story-telling. Good knowledge of the geographical setting and the language. About the only thing missing to really top off this first try at a spy thriller, would be more steamy, graphic sex. And, rumor has it that Wayne Randle is soon off on other adventure. I say "Go for it!" I give "Tears" a big thumbs-up 5 Stars.
