Capricorn Quadrant

When a Soviet spy plane known as the Saber crashes dangerously close to nuclear experiments under way in the South Pacific, Cas Bonner and his lover, KGB agent Kiri Valjean, seek to destroy it. According to PW , ``Fast pace, crisp dialogue and the exotic setting sustain the novel despite its contrived plot and one-dimensional characters far too reminiscent of Ian Fleming's.'' (July)