Roy Doliner (1) (1932–2015)

A fun spy novel that supposes that Franklin Roosevelt did not die of natural causes but instead was murdered by a Russian agent under the orders of Stalin. The story is told through the point of view of a woman who, as a young adult, leaves Russia to escape the horror that the Russian Revolution was becoming under Lenin. She becomes involved in an informal but occasionally effective underground group of Russian ex-pats trying to combat Soviet espionage efforts in the Free World, so the story takes us through her life from the early 20s through the early 60s. Although the plot is quite engaging, it's of interest that this book is really more character based than plot driven, especially the final third. That's not a criticism, though, as the protagonist is fairly interesting. This is not a great espionage book but it is a good one. Genre aside, as a novel, I would say it is above average to good. I enjoyed it, at any rate.… (mais)