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Assignment to Disaster

Edward S. Aarons (1955)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesSam Durell #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.73

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceMurder

Hero archetypes

Spy / Operative

Tropes

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Synopsis

Sam Durell heard it first at K Section of the Central Intelligence Agency: Calvin Padgett had disappeared. He had vanished from his guarded quarters, slipped past the MPs, got beyond the barbed wire, eluded the radar screen, escaped the 'copter patrol, and disappeared. From Washington D. C., the orders poured out: "Assign Sam Durell. Tell him to find Padgett, stop him, gag him. If necessary, killl him. Durell has four days to accomplish assignment." Ninety-six hours for Sam Durell to track down the one man who knew everything about our missile and satellite program. It was the tough agent's toughest assignment. **From Back Cover Blurb**

Is Assignment to Disaster appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This Cold War spy thriller contains period-typical violence and espionage action, including references to killing as a potential mission objective. Moderate tension and thriller violence expected.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder and violence.

Who'll love this

Fans of spy thrillers and espionage stories will enjoy the high-stakes race against time to track down a missing scientist.

Tags

Spy ThrillerCold War FictionMilitary ThrillerEspionage