The Twentieth Day of January  by Ted Allbeury sounded interesting but I was a bit leery.  Sounded a bit too much like a novel  ”ripped from today’s headlines” , as they say.

The basic premise is that a Presidential election is won by a candidate aided by Russia.  I figured it was probably very quickly written to be one of the first books  on our Presidential election on the market  and had a good chance of being both poorly written and a bit of political nonsense.

Then to my surprise,  I read a bit further, and learned this was originally  published back in the 80s and was by a respected British spy novelist and was being re-released by  Dover Publications in late March 2017.

So I put in my request for a review copy with Netgalley. A few days after being approved,  I thought I’d sample a chapter or two and see if I thought it worth reading.

The first  page or two  did not really appeal  but  after just a few more pages I was interested and by the end of the first chapter I knew this was going to be a great read.

Ted Allbeury  was a British intelligence officer during World War II and the Cold War.  This experience  in the world of espionage no doubt is a part of why his  novels have the respect of many.

The Twentieth Day of January  by Ted Allbeury is very timely – surprisingly so since it was written decades ago – and very well written. It would be a fine espionage novel and a page-turner at any time but it is especially interesting now.

So, enough from me. Just get this book as soon as you can.