Leveraging his background as an investigative journalist and author of political essays like El rastro de los rusos muertos , Vallés integrates documented history so seamlessly that it becomes difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.
is the debut novel by renowned Spanish journalist Vicente Vallés, which won the prestigious Premio Primavera de Novela in 2022. It is a sweeping geopolitical thriller that blends historical facts with high-stakes fiction, spanning a century of espionage and power struggles. Plot Overview
While written before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reviewers and the author himself have noted that the Russian tactics described in the book mirror modern real-world interference in Western elections. Critical Reception Operacion Kazan Vicente Valles rar
The plot focuses on young agents Teresa Fuentes (CNI) and Pablo Perkins (CIA) as they race to uncover the truth behind the century-old operation.
Named Operación Kazán , the plan is eventually presented by the ruthless Lavrenti Beria to Stalin , who makes it a personal, top-secret project. Leveraging his background as an investigative journalist and
The narrative traverses major 20th-century events, including the Russian Revolution, WWII and the Normandy landings, the Cold War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The story begins in with the birth of a child in New York. Soviet intelligence agents identify this child as the perfect candidate for a long-term "sleeper" mission—the most audacious espionage plan ever conceived. Plot Overview While written before the full-scale invasion
In the 21st century, a ruthless former KGB agent (now leading Russia) reactivates the plan with the ultimate goal of sabotaging Western democracies and controlling the United States directly from the Kremlin. Thematic Review