A fast-paced nonstop ride full of thrills and intrigue.Sourcebooks Landmark is proud to add John Reed and The Kingfisher's Call to its list. Written in the tradition of a Tom Clancy novel, Reed's rapid-fire thriller will consume the reader with its machine gun action, intrigue in the highest reaches of government and exotic settings. The story begins when a beautiful Chinese woman named Bao Qing meets a young man named Jon Cross in Burma's moonlit strawberry market in the 1950s. The liaison turns into a never-forgotten love affair. Cross becomes a legendary CIA agent whose mission is to rescue Bao Qing, the one love of his life, by bringing her out of Communist China where she has lived for over five decades serving as a mole with access to the most sensitive secrets of the Chinese state.Other memorable characters include two brilliant young CIA agents who fall in love as they carry out their dangerous assignment; a Chinese operative who funneled millions into the political coffers of the president of the United States; and a master spy for China in the highest ranks of American power. Read Less