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2018 novel by Frederick Forsyth
The Fox
is a novel by British writer
Frederick Forsyth
, published in 2018 by
Bantam Press
.
[1]
The story concerns an
SIS
Cyber operation run by
Spymaster
Adrian Weston.
Plot
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The
British Prime Minister
calls Sir Adrian Weston, former Deputy Chief of the British
Secret Intelligence Service
, and asks him to handle a sensitive case. The computers of the Pentagon, the
NSA
, and the
CIA
have been hacked by a young British teenager, Luke Jennings, who was subsequently captured in an SAS raid in London. Weston, an ex-
Parachute Regiment
soldier-turned-
MI6
officer,
[2]
devises a plan to take advantage of Jennings' skills in order to cripple
Iran's nuclear program
, Russia's intensification programs, and
North Korea's nuclear program
. Weston is assisted by
Special Air Service
Captain Harry Williams,
[3]
and Avigdor Hirsch,
Mossad
operative and former
Special Forces
soldier.
[4]
Yevgeni Krilov, head of the
SVR
, recognizes Weston's fingerprints on the operation and tries to thwart the operation.
Reception
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Reviews were good.
The Washington Post
called it "a classic thriller that's also eerily relevant".
[5]
The Times
similarly stated that this book proves that "Forsyth deserves his place among the thriller greats".
[6]
References
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- ^
"The Fox by Frederick Forsyth"
.
Goodreads
. Retrieved
23 October
2018
.
- ^
Frederick Forsyth
,
The Fox
,
G.P. Putnam's Sons
, 2018, page 101: "Sir Adrian had worn the camo in
the Paras
and the dark suit in the
Firm
".
- ^
Frederick Forsyth
,
The Fox
,
G.P. Putnam's Sons
, 2018, page 114: "He had also gone through Sandhurst and secured a commission in the
Coldstream Guards
, but at twenty five, lusting for more combat, he had undergone selection for the
Special Air Service
".
- ^
Frederick Forsyth
,
The Fox
,
G.P. Putnam's Sons
, 2018, page 152: "He started as a lawyer after national service in their
Special Forces
".
- ^
[1]
, reviewed at
The Washington Post
; October 25, 2018
- ^
[2]
, reviewed at
The Times
; published October 27, 2018
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