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The Charm School
Author: Nelson DeMille
Book Information
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Rating: 76

ISBN-13: 9780446353205 - ISBN-10: 0446353205
Publication Date: 2/1/1989
Pages: 640

Book Description:
Something very strange -- and sinister -- is going on in the Russian woods at Borodino. In a place called Mrs. Ivanova's Charm School, young KGB agents are being taught by American POW's how to be model citizens of the USA. The Soviet goal -- to infiltrate the United States undetected. When an unsuspecting American tourist stumbles upon this secret, he sets in motion a CIA investigation that will reveal horrifying police state savagery and superpower treachery.

A chilling story of cold war espionage, The Charm School is relentlessly suspenseful right up to its white-knuckle ending!

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Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio Cassette (2 Tape), Hardcover, Paperback, Audio CD (Abridged), Hardcover


Top Member Reviews

Tom F. (spiffo) from NAPLES, FL wrote on 10/12/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Outstanding read! A secret Russian program to train their KGB agents to pass for Americans by setting up a camp to duplicate an American town filled with Vietnam War POWs.

David & Kathy W. (spOOnman) from DALLAS, TX wrote on 2/8/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Demille never misses with his plots and humor.

Faye K. (koalamama) from GLENPOOL, OK wrote on 9/21/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

An 80's Russian Spy novel. Well-written, easy to follow, great book if you have any interest in the Cold War espionage era. Lots of action, intrigue, and even a little romance.

Mel S. from LINDON, UT wrote on 4/16/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Best Cold War fiction I've ever read.

Bonnie G. (maggiezass) from MONT VERNON, NH wrote on 4/3/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

One of my favorite book by one of my favorite authors. I spent 9 months in the Soviet Union in the early eighties and this one hits the mark. This is "book crack" for the mind.

James P. (Firedawg) from FAIRFIELD, CA wrote on 3/28/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Couldn't put this book down...great read!!

Ann Marie K. from CHESTER SPRGS, PA wrote on 3/16/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Interesting book. I think more guys would be into this.

Julie C. from LAWRENCEVILLE, GA wrote on 3/2/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

An American tourist picks up a U.S. POW with a secret revealing a KGB conspiracy.

Fast paced and well written.

Sue E. (Susanaque) from OWATONNA, MN wrote on 1/31/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

...The best kind of book,,,intense, visually descriptive, fast paced...a well written story that keeps you awake long past bedtime.

Tiffany O. from GUNNISON, CO wrote on 1/20/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Excellent book - really makes you think - is there a Charm School today - if so you start to wonder about your neighbors and co-workers!


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Penny H. (Pen) from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote on 12/1/2008...


Wow, twists and turns and spies!! The scary thing about this book is the fact that I believe (at least) that this could really happen or heck it could be happening already!!!

The world we live in!

I never knew up to the very end what the outcome would be!!

I know its an old book, but it is worth the read if you have never read this book. I had never read it and everyone sitting in the room when the book was brought up in discussion was practically appalled that I had never read this book!

Diane D. (turtledi) from POWHATAN, VA wrote on 9/18/2008...


This is an amazing book. Probably the most exciting book I have ever read. An American kid driving through Russia comes into Moscow with a secret told to him about a place called The Charm School. The agents at the American Embassy start an investigation and the KGB does their darnedest to keep them from finding out anything. The excitement is very high throughout. The characters are believable. Highly recommend this book. You won't be disappointed.

Courtney V. (corbin) from WEVERTOWN, NY wrote on 11/15/2007...


One of my favorites, spy novels don not get much better than this. A book that is hard to put down, and one of the few books that I find enjoyable to reread.

Debbie H. from POCATELLO, ID wrote on 6/26/2007...


This is one of the best books I've ever read. I just loved it.

Marge C. (TNMarge) from SAVANNAH, TN wrote on 3/26/2007...


From back cover: On a dark road deep inside Russia, a young American tourist picks up a most unusual passenger - a U.S. POW on the run wiht an incredible secret to reveal to an unsuspecting world.

Peggy N. (Pegathee) from PIEDMONT, OK wrote on 3/23/2007...


I loved this book! I lent it out

Barbara R. (redrose451) from EAST AMHERST, NY wrote on 11/24/2006...


Love this guy!!!

Eileen R. from HAMMONTON, NJ wrote on 5/30/2006...


gripping

Clara G. (nativenewyorker) from MIRAMAR, FL wrote on 2/22/2006...


Loved it!!!!