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Embassy Intrigue by Roger Neetz
 Reviewed by Don Bacue, Executive Editor

International Features Syndicate
 

   When Eric Kemperer takes a job as a new appointee to the diplomatic staff of the American Embassy in Moscow, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. 

 

Kemperer, a highly regarded scientist at Caltech, barely settles into his new position when he discovers that the KGB are flooding the embassy with microwaves, posing a health hazard and compromising embassy performance.  As the scientist-turned-diplomat digs more deeply into what eventually comes to be called the Moscow Microwave Scandal, he uncovers some disturbing information linking elements of the KGB to the CIA and even to Israel's notorious secret police, the Mossad.  When Kemperer decides to expose what he has learned, things begin to turn nasty.

 

Embassy Intrigue is an engagingly constructed first published novel--and the third the author has written--filled with believable dialogue, factual background, deceptive players, and historical accuracy.  The reason for that is simple: the author knows his stuff.  A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Neetz spent years in service both with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and with the CIA while stationed in Moscow.  He presently lives and writes in Vero Beach, Florida.

 

This book, in all its absorbing intimacy, is a read you won't want to miss.

 

Embassy Intrigue by Roger Neetz

American Book Publishing

Spring 2010 Release

Paperback, $22.00

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars


Embassy Intrigue

by Roger Neetz

 

Reviewed by Gene Hull, Correspondent, TC Palm

 

Roger Neetz’s third novel tells the inside story of embassy life in Moscow during the period of detente, when electronic intelligence operations played havoc with American diplomats stationed there. KGB microwave penetrations of the embassy made the Moscow post a health hazard.

Neetz chronicles the daily doings of Eric Kemperer, esteemed American scientist from Caltech and new appointee to the diplomatic staff at the embassy. Eric confronts the issue, later known as the Moscow microwave scandals.  He eventually uncovers important political machinations, which involve the Israeli Mossad, KGB, and CIA.

“Embassy Intrigue” (Bedside Books, $22.00) is a significant entrée into the genre of diplomatic foreign intrigue novels that illuminate unknown inside issues of diplomacy and defense in our nation’s history. The clandestine nature of the operation and deceit of embassy personnel give this story a real-life flavor. Eric’s exposure of the deception brings Washington and Mossad power brokers into play, with surprising consequences.

This cleverly constructed historical fiction novel features compelling and patient writing that is fresh, appealing and totally realistic ... a most enjoyable read.  Neetz is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He spent his years in government service with the CIA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida.

 

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