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Stephen Haden becomes involved in a convoluted and deadly plot when he agrees to search for a missing Russian defector, touching off a frantic reaction by British, Soviet, and Amercian intelligence
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Crisp is a British author of stylish, ingenious novels ( The Brink ) about shadowy figures in the world's intelligence agencies. The hero of this adventure, however, is an outsider, a Swiss national, Stephen Haden. A Fluchthelfer (an operator who spirits people out of Europe's Eastern Bloc), Haden works solely for profits. When Petra Baron offers a rich sum, Haden agrees to search for her husband Alexformerly a Russian citizen named Baronin, now an Americanwho has vanished in Vienna. Another American, Ralph Janson, a friend of the Barons, guarantees payment, possibly on behalf of the CIA, Haden believes. Beginning his mission in London, Haden makes contact with a few people who might have leads to Alex's disappearance but gets only a slim clue, the word "Dante," from a man who is murdered before he can divulge more. Flying to Vienna, the Fluchthelfer encounters persons he suspects are dangerously interested in his quest for information about Petra's missing husband. The action intensifies during the final stages of Haden's assaults on a barrier set up by conspirators with shameful secrets to hide. It is they who broaden his understanding of why Dante reserved the ninth circle of hell for traitors.
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No-nonsense prose and a deft touch with characterization prove that Crisp still has a knack for detail. Beautiful Petra Baron hires Stephen Haden to locate her missing husband, Alex, a Russian defector turned U.S. citizen working for the CIA in Munich. Upon discovering apparent proof of Alex's death, Haden looks for the man's secret contact. Along with numerous foreign government agents, characters from previous titles appear to sort out the various deceptions. Mostly a mental puzzle, then, to figure out who works for whom. Solid and enjoyable. REK
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- PublisherViking Adult
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 067081850X
- ISBN 13 9780670818501
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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