''Snow Wolf'' is an

espionage novel Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligen ...

by Irish writer

Glenn Meade Glenn Meade is an Irish author. He was born in Finglas, Dublin in 1958. He has written fiction and plays. Career In the 1980s Meade wrote and directed a number of his own plays for the Strand Theatre in Dublin. He originally worked as a pilot ...

. Published in 1996, its plot concerns a covert attempt by US operatives on the life of the Soviet dictator

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...

in late 1952 and early 1953.

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'' wrote, "An impressive debut by a storyteller worth watching". ''

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'' wrote, "The Cold War may be on ice, but through this literate, memorable story, Meade shows that it can still freeze readers' attention and chill their blood".

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Spy novels Irish historical novels Fiction set in 1952 Fiction set in 1953 Novels set in the Stalin era Works about Joseph Stalin 1996 Irish novels {{1990s-spy-novel-stub

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