Mirage over the Desert

Based on real events. A novel about the secret work of Soviet spies. The author possesses absolutely confidential information, which can only be partially revealed at this time. The end of the sixties. The Israeli intelligence service Mossad succeeds in capturing a Soviet MiG-21 fighter jet. These aircraft can become a major threat to Israel in the upcoming war with the Arabs. In response, the Soviet counterintelligence receives orders to hijack a brand new French fighter «Mirage» that is ready to be sent to the Middle East from one of the NATO bases. The task is assigned to an agent with the call sign Icarus. He manages to recruit a Lebanese aviation lieutenant, who agrees for a substantial fee to transfer the plane to the specified location. However, at the last moment, Icarus learns that the Arab pilot is not who he claims to be… «In this book, there is a working truth of the life of a real spy. Wherever he is and with whomever he is, there is a constant intense work inside him: despite the cunning tricks of the enemy, he must conceal his true intentions and fulfill the task set by his homeland. Only the most prepared and reliable can withstand this…» — E. Vavilova, Colonel of the SVR, illegal intelligence officer