David Dvorkin
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Budspy describes an efficiency crazed United States government, attempting to prove itself yet a power in this world where Adolf Hitler died in the Eastern Front of the Second World War, leaving the reins to saner men who ravaged the USSR and made peace with the British and Americans.
The story is told from the perspective of a Budspy, an agent of the American government who lurks through the assorted agencies, weeding out corruption and inefficiency. Chic is assigned to work in an American embassy in Berlin, where he will gain a far better look at the underbelly of the Reich that dominates the world. Where he will come to question this world that he finds himself in and where he must decide whether he can change it.
The literary ability of Mr. Dvorkin is unquestionable, he presents his world with a degree of skill and unfolds his plot with talent.
So what we are left with is a good book, worth a read but not worth more than say... Ten dollars (And this because the binding is really rather neat).
Purchase: Buy a used copy
Price (Amazon):
(Paperback): $14.95
*Forgive any mild confusion or so forth, it has been a long time since I actually read this book all the way through without skimming.