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| Hardcover $26.95, 332 pages ISBN:978-1-930076-38-9 |
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New Political Thriller
Available Now!
A daring conspiracy to expose
one of history's most tragic and
little-known crimes against humanity
The Sakhalin Collection
A wave of human misery
Cold War secrets
and a desparate alliance of the brave
from New Leaf Books
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Praise for The Sakhalin Collection:
“Cold War espionage in a snowbound setting, dueling spy agencies, love and death and big-time treachery—The Sakhalin Collection has got it all. Robert Smith jams history, politics, culture, tradecraft and lots of good old-fashioned backstabbing into a thriller that will keep you turning the pages.”
– Sam Reaves author of Homicide 69
“Breaking the mold of the common political thriller, Robert Smith’s The Sakhalin Collection is as much about humanity as war, and raises questions about the mysteries of loyalty, friendship, love and human nature.”
– Jacquelyn Mitchard, author The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer.
“The best thrillers are rooted in fact. They pose a ‘what if’ that is entirely possible. Robert Smith’s The Sakhalin Collection begins with the true story of Korean citizens taken from their homeland during World War II. His ‘what if’ is a tale of political intrigue, where nothing is quite what it seems. Add to the mix a sense of place and a touching love story. The ending will leave you feeling a little bit better about all the things that are wrong with the world.”
– Frankie Y. Bailey, author of the Lizzie Stuart Mystery Series
“The Sakhalin Collection sizzles with covert suspense and cold war treachery. Robert Smith’s brilliant storytelling reveals layer after stunning layer of a noble mission to save a forgotten people conscripted before the end of WWII and still enslaved 25 years later. The plot twists more than a blue-ribbon pig’s tail under Smith’s the masterful prose. He weaves the point and counterpoint machinations of three powerful countries obsessed with keeping status quo between Japan, ROK and the Soviets during the volatile 70’s against the heroic efforts of a few people catapulted into intrigue deceit and murder because they had to speak for those thousands who couldn’t. Smith blends cold war detente and human tenacity with skill and style.”
– Luisa Buehler, author of Grace Marsden Mysteries
“The back streets and alleyways of a land on the edge of the world came back to life some thirty plus years after my time in Wakkanai and Sapporo. Robert W. Smith’s The Sakhalin Collection weaves a solid tale of political intrigue with the sights, sounds, and circumstances of the Hokkaido, Japan landscape I knew so long ago. This tightly written novel captures you from the beginning and never lets go. Among the best of this genre, and well worth the read."
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