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October 1962. In Cuba, Soviet ships off-load what intelligence reveals to be nuclear missiles. In Washington, President Kennedy and his advisers are in furious debate over how long they can wait to discover what the Soviets intend before dropping the first bomb. And in Ithaca, New York, Margo Jensen - a nineteen-year-old Cornell sophomore - is swept up in a 'bizarre concatenation of circumstances' that will make of her the 'back channel' liaison between Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Kennedy.
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"Carter renders a fast-paced espionage thriller with tantalizing grains of truth that highlight the general "back channel" in which black Americans have had to operate as citizens for much of the nation's history."
Booklist (Starred review)
"An atmosphere of nearly oppressive suspense . . . [With] the reader as a fly on the wall...we're treated to all kinds of spectacles...from Bobby Kennedy clashing with Curtis LeMay to spy vs. spy action in the field...Carter delivers a satisfying historical thriller with some nice cliffhanging moments."
Kirkus Reviews
"[Carter] manages to build suspense around a historical event with a known outcome."
Publishers Weekly