Twelve short stories, centered around the Director General of an overseas branch of British Intelligence, Samuel Bell. He realises there is a Soviet mole in the organization leaking information to the Eastern bloc and decides to entrap the traitor himself, which proves disastrous.
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Brian Freemantle [b. 1936] is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international recognition—he would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.
Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two featuring Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian militia detective who work together to comabt organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, England.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002627741
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Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 12 short stories. Light age toning to the pages. In near fine / near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 34502
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1st edition, 1990. Pages a little yellowed, otherwise a bright, tidy copy; dust jacket not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear film Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS299557I
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