The Argentine Triangle: A Craig Page Thriller

Praise for
The Argentine Triangle

“Allan Topol is back with another captivating and fascinating Craig Page thriller. Politics, history, international settings, great characters—
The Argentine Triangle
has it all. Be forewarned, this one will keep you turning pages late into the night.”

—M.J. Rose

International best-selling author of
The Book of Lost Fragrances,

What To Do Before Your Book Launch,
and
Seduction

Founder
Authorbuzz.com

“
The Argentine Triangle
has everything I love in an espionage novel: a compelling, resourceful hero, an exotic locale, worthy villains, and a meticulously researched plot. Highly recommended.”

—Mark Sullivan

New York Times
best-selling author of
Outlaw

“
The Argentine Triangle
is a dynamic blend of old-school nail-biter and modern thriller. Devious, lightning quick, and thoroughly entertaining.”

—Jonathan Maberry,

New York Times
best-selling author of
Code Zero
and
Extinction Machine

“I read Allan Topol’s
The Argentine Triangle
while riding the overnight train from Venice to Paris. It couldn’t have been a more appropriate setting for reading an international thriller that takes its cue from the likes of the late great Tom Clancy. I didn’t sleep much that night, but that wasn’t because of a train that bucked and rocked as it sped its way through the Alps. It was because Topol’s prose is locked and loaded with all the tension, plot twists, and romantic foreign locales you might expect of a bestselling espionage author writing at the top of his game.”

—Vincent Zandri

Best-selling author of
The Remains
and
The Innocent

“From a DC insider, Allan Topol is in the top tier of today’s thriller writers!
The Argentine Triangle
is a thrill ride from beginning to end. It’s a keep-you-up-all-night story of well-drawn characters, clever plot twists, and a blockbuster conclusion. This novel is a terrific blend of political intrigue and riveting suspense —a winner!”

—Karna Small Bodman,

Former Senior Director, White House National Security Council and

Best-selling author of
Castle Bravo

A beautifully plotted nail-biter and a breathless romp across three continents. Don’t start the last fifty pages unless you have time to read to the end.

—Maria Hudgins,

author of
Death of a Second Wife

Other Masterful Thrillers
from the Mind of Allan Topol

China Gambit

“
The China Gambit
is a choice pick for those who love high end military plots, very much recommended.”

Midwest Book Review

Spy Dance

“It’s a smooth and exciting ride. You’ll want to see these characters take on another problem or two. Yep, I was sorry the story stopped.”

Carnegie Mellon Magazine

“The story takes off at warp speed.”

Washingtonian Magazine

“
Spy Dance
is a must-read for fans of espionage thrillers, and deserves a place on the bookshelf alongside the works of Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, and even John LeCarre.”

Hadassah Magazine

“This is a superb first novel …”

Newt Gingrich

Enemy of My Enemy

“Topol’s turf is the old-fashioned novel of international intrigue. His scene shifts constantly from trendy clubs in Moscow to three-star restaurants in Paris to strip joints in Montreal to Cabinet-level confrontations in the Oval Office.”

The Washington Post

“Topol is up there with such masters of the Labyrinthine as Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy.”

Washintgon Post

Dark Ambition

“Topol might be the most riveting spy-adventure writer in America today … I found myself solidly immersed in Topol’s multi-faceted conspiracy and am eagerly anticipating his next work.”

Newt Gingrich

“Unlike most other members of the lawyer-novelist fraternity, Topol turns out good old-fashioned spy stories that leave the corridors of big law firm business far behind in favor of the broader stage of foreign affairs, political intrigue, and the murky recesses of human desire.”

“In this tightly written novel, Topol captures well the quiet neighborhoods of Washington, D.C., and the occasional ruthlessness of its people.”

Legal Times

“John Grisham and Richard North Patterson may have a new successor in Topol …”

Publishers Weekly

Conspiracy

“Seethes with political intrigue, a cast of shady characters, and enough deception, smart dialogue, and behind-closed-doors deals to keep readers hooked until the final.”

Publishers Weekly

“An entertaining and suspenseful thriller with a well-crafted plot …”

Stephen Frey,
New York Times
best-selling
author of
Silent Partner

“
Conspiracy
is a perfectly executed combination of the best elements of legal and political thrillers. With a lightning-fast pace, a compelling story, and an insider look at Washington, Topol takes his readers on a memorable thrill ride. Find a comfortable chair and plan to stay up late. Highly recommended.”

Sheldon Siegel,
New York Times
best-selling author of
Final Verdict

“[Topol has] managed to weave a convincing conspiracy theory into near worldwide conflict. And it’s done with the extreme finesse that keeps us guessing all the way, also hankering for more of Topol’s penetrating portrayal of inside-the-Beltway deceptions.”

The Sanford Herald

“A paranoia-inducing thriller … The action scenes and telling details linger long after you have finished the book.”

Legal Times

“This Washington, D.C.-set thriller from Topol (
Dark Ambition
) seethes with political intrigue, a cast of shady characters and enough deception, smart dialogue and behind-closed-doors deals to keep readers hooked until the final scene.”

Publishers Weekly

A Woman of Valor

“Few novels have kept me as involved as this one.”

South Bend Tribune

“Topol has written an evenly paced story, introducing his characters slowly so that each has a chance to come alive before the plot takes off on a convoluting and deftly interwoven path leading to the climax.”

The Free Lance-Star

The Fourth of July War

“The book is remarkably reflective of contemporary affairs.”

Chicago Tribune

“Topol creates believable characters with real problems and emotions; he constructs a tight, suspenseful plot that has us flipping pages as fast as we can find out what happens while we root 100% for a hero we don’t altogether like.”

The Los Angeles Times

“Topol’s scenario for this fast-paced, gripping novel has the ring of inevitability … Should be a best seller.”

Houston Chronicle

“It’s a screamer of a novel … So real it makes you believe it could happen.”

Natchez Democrat

The Russian Endgame

“
The Russian Endgame
is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, and reading it is like a rush of adrenaline in your veins. The characters are three-dimensional and believable, and it’s a book you won’t want to put down.”

Douglas Cobb

Guardian Liberty Voice

guardianlv.com

“Allan’s novel,
The Russian Endgame
, brings to light what happens when two powerful countries and their leaders decide to team up against the United States!
Just Reviews
is honored to award this year’s Author of the Year for Historical Fiction and Writing to best-selling author Allan Topol.”

Presented by Fran Lewis and
Just Reviews

November 20, 2013

Also by Allan Topol

F
ICTION

The Fourth of July War

A Woman of Valor

Spy Dance

Dark Ambition

Conspiracy

Enemy of My Enemy

The China Gambit

The Spanish Revenge

The Russian Endgame

N
ON-FICTION

Superfund Law and Procedure (coauthor)

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations within cities, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events and locales or persons described, either living or deceased, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2014 by Allan Topol

All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the permission in writing from the publisher.

This edition is published by SelectBooks, Inc.

For information address SelectBooks, Inc., New York, New York.

First Edition

ISBN 978-1-59079-141-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Topol, Allan.

The Argentine triangle / Allan Topol. – First edition.

pages cm

Summary: “Undercover in the glamorous circles of Buenos Aires’ wealthy elite, former CIA director Craig Page uses all the skills in his arsenal to avert cataclysmic events threatening the future of the United States and South America”– Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-59079-141-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. United States–Foreign relations–South America–Fiction.
2. South America–Foreign relations–United States–Fiction.
I. Title.
PS3570.O64A89 2014

813’.54–dc23

2013035457

Manufactured in the United States

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