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"An astonishing book: don't miss it." — The Boston Globe
On a rainy night in postwar Berlin, British journalist John Terrant encounters Ellen Content, a young civilian typist in the American Army's office of information. Their romance quickly blossoms, but as soon as Terrant realizes that Content is a spy, she abruptly vanishes into the divided city's treacherous maze of ruined streets. Terrant's anguished inquiries receive only bland assurances from the authorities that Content will contact him when her job is finished.
Two years later, Terrant's compulsively close reading of newspapers uncovers his first clue since Content's disappearance: her name appears in a list of passengers recently embarked on an ocean liner headed from London to New York. Within a few hours, the reporter is headed for the United States, despite dire warnings from the CIA and Scotland Yard to desist in his pursuit. After long months of inactivity, suddenly every minute counts as Terrant races to solve the mystery, find his lover, and avoid becoming the latest victim in a string of killings.
"Definitely exciting." — The Observer
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Holly Roth (1916–64), who also wrote as K. G. Ballard and P. J. Merrill, worked as a model before moving on to writing for newspapers and magazines and eventually becoming a prolific author of crime novels. She died under mysterious circumstances while sailing the Mediterranean, falling overboard from a small yacht; her body was never recovered.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "An astonishing book: don't miss it." - The Boston Globe. Ellen Content, an American intelligence agent, disappears into the treacherous maze of postwar Berlin, much to the dismay of her fiance, John Terrant. Terrant's told that she'll contact him when her job is finished; but after a year and a half, he's still waiting. Suddenly, he finds a clue that might finally solve the mystery - if he's not cut down by a blaze of bullets first! "Definitely exciting." - The Observer. AUTHOR: Holly Roth (191664), who also wrote as K. G. Ballard and P. J. Merrill, worked as a model before moving on to writing for newspapers and magazines and eventually becoming a prolific author of crime novels. She died under mysterious circumstances while sailing the Mediterranean, falling overboard from a small yacht; her body was never recovered. An American agent disappears in postwar Berlin, and her dismayed fiance's search for her ends in a blaze of bullets. "An astonishing book: don't miss it." The Boston Globe. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780486832968
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "An astonishing book: don't miss it." - The Boston Globe. Ellen Content, an American intelligence agent, disappears into the treacherous maze of postwar Berlin, much to the dismay of her fiance, John Terrant. Terrant's told that she'll contact him when her job is finished; but after a year and a half, he's still waiting. Suddenly, he finds a clue that might finally solve the mystery - if he's not cut down by a blaze of bullets first! "Definitely exciting." - The Observer. AUTHOR: Holly Roth (191664), who also wrote as K. G. Ballard and P. J. Merrill, worked as a model before moving on to writing for newspapers and magazines and eventually becoming a prolific author of crime novels. She died under mysterious circumstances while sailing the Mediterranean, falling overboard from a small yacht; her body was never recovered. An American agent disappears in postwar Berlin, and her dismayed fiance's search for her ends in a blaze of bullets. "An astonishing book: don't miss it." The Boston Globe. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780486832968
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