‘Close and Destroy’ by Tom Marshall: A Thrilling Read

BOOK REVIEW by Ric Prado

As an avid reader and now a New York Times Bestselling author of Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior, I have learned to truly enjoy historical fiction. These are most often stories based on real life experiences, composed to both instruct and entertain. In many cases, these stories are altered just enough to meet the requirement many of us face of clearing our literary works through our professional overlords for the “protecting sources and methods.” In my case, CIA.