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The Quiet American (1955) is set in Vietnam in the 1950s, during the French colonial struggle against the insurgents. Through the atmosphere of Saigon, Greene creates a tense story of love and political intrigue, with a strong critique of the Vietnam War
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Martin Cruz Smith, a master of crime novels, dissects the dark side of contemporary Russia – corruption, political intrigue, and Stalinist legacy – in the sixth part of the series about investigator Arkady Renko.