The Trudeau Papers (1971 novel)

The Trudeau Papers is a 1971 political thriller novel written by Canadian author Ian Adams.
== Plot ==
After an accidental nuclear launch by the Soviets, the American government intercepts the missiles over Edmonton and southern Saskatchewan. One million Canadians die from exposure to nuclear fallout and chemical weapons. After the Prime Minister of Canada's plane crashes returning from Washington, D.C., the U.S. government deploys the United States Army under the guise of CANMAP to secure American interests and harvest Canadian resources for themselves. At the same time, CIA operatives and sponsored right-wing vigilantes take to the streets of Canadian cities to murder bookshop owners and left-leaning student leaders. Former CIA operative Alan Jarvis joins the Canadian resistance movement and compiles the papers under the name of one of the last of Canada's democratically elected leaders.
== Reception ==
=== Retrospective ===
Brian Busby, writing for The Dusty Bookcase, lauded it as a "a remarkable and unusual novel," and compared the events of the novel to possible future poor relations between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.The Trudeau Papers: Bang! - Brian Busby - 2 January 2017 - The Dusty Bookcase - Retrieved 4 May 2022 
==References==
Category:Novels
Category:Real books
Category:Real novels
Category:Real thriller novels
Category:Real novels released in 1971