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The devil's alternative

The devil's alternative

by Frederick Forsyth

1979FictionPolitical crimes and offensesFaminesNationalistsForeign relations
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A thriller, from the author of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL and THE DOGS OF WAR, in which the President of the USA and other statesmen throughout the world face a decision that will cost the lives of many people.

Themes & subjects

FictionPolitical crimes and offensesFaminesNationalistsForeign relationsEspionage
First published 1979

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Setting

LondonUnited KingdomUnited StatesSoviet Union

About the author

Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth

25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025

British novelist

Author

Frederick Forsyth

First published

1979

Pages

478

Read time

≈ 12h

Editions

12

Languages

English, Russian, Japanese

Publisher

Bantam

ISBN

9780736609005

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