Title: IceSpy
Author: Norman L. Miller
Publisher: Booktrail Publishing
ISBN: 978-1951505905
Pages: 344
Genre: Espionage / Thrillers
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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The events surrounding the Cold War Era of the world and the shadowy organizations which worked during that time, have been the subject of many stories over the years. One key aspect of the era is the idea of espionage. As John le Carre said, “Once you’ve lived the inside-out world of espionage, you never shed it. It’s a mentality, a double standard of existence.” In author Norman L. Miller’s IceSpy, the world of espionage and the Cold War comes into play set against the backdrop of the U.S. Bobsled Federation.

In this book, the sport of bobsledding is thrust forward into a plot of international intrigue set against the final days of the Cold War. As a former CIA operative is shockingly called into a precarious mission involving his new life in the world of bobsledding, audiences are treated to the final days of the Cold War as Latvia begins to rebel against Moscow and the Soviet Union as a whole, as the tenth anniversary of the 1980 Olympic Games quickly approaches.

An engaging and intriguing espionage thriller, the author does a fabulous job of capturing the high stakes of Olympic sporting events and its ties into the larger political landscape of the world. The hidden operations and blend of the government work with the harrowing journey of the sport as a whole makes this story really pop out. From the first page readers are treated to a former CIA operative who has left the life behind and finds himself drawn into the world stage once more, much to the chagrin of his wife who endured years of sleepless nights.

This is a book written for those who enjoy mysteries, thrillers, espionage tales and suspense. The novel does a great job of ramping up the tension and the mystery as time goes on, and what readers will immediately see is that there is an equal amount of attention spent on character growth as there is plot. The reader is treated to a great amount of dialogue between characters, which helps to flesh out these various individuals and the relationships they develop with one another.

A novel of intrigue and drama set against a Cold War Era world, author Norman L. Miller’s IceSpy is a one-of-a-kind and classic tale of spies and mysteries set within the theater of world sporting events. Be sure to grab your copy of the book today and discover for yourselves the edge of your seat thrills and compelling suspense which this book immediately grabs the reader with.