Double Jeopardy
Published on 17. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-1-913727-27-7 (ISBN)
Description
'SUPERB... COLIN FORBES HAS NO EQUAL AT THIS SORT OF THING' SUNDAY MIRROR
'KEEPS THE READER ON THE EDGE OF HIS CHAIR' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In West Germany, a British agent is savagely murdered and left with a neo-Nazi sign carved into his back.
In London, Tweed of the Secret Intelligence Service sends his most capable operator, Keith Martel, to replace the man - and to find the truth behind his death.
Very soon, the top four Western leaders - American, British, French and German - will be on their way to meet their Soviet counterpart in Vienna for a crucial summit.
Tweed and Martel believe one of them is the target for assassination. They must urgently work out which one - or a nightmare will come true...
Double Jeopardy is the first in the Tweed & Co series of gripping and suspenseful spy thrillers - perfect for fans of John le Carre, Ken Follett and Charles Cumming.
PRAISE FOR COLIN FORBES:
'Utterly realistic and gripping action'Spectator
'A projectile of a thriller'New York Times
'Better than Alistair Maclean's suspense novels'Pasadena Star-News
'Suspense mounts swiftly, plenty of action and intrigue' American Publishers Weekly
'Out-Alistairs Maclean' New York Times
'KEEPS THE READER ON THE EDGE OF HIS CHAIR' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In West Germany, a British agent is savagely murdered and left with a neo-Nazi sign carved into his back.
In London, Tweed of the Secret Intelligence Service sends his most capable operator, Keith Martel, to replace the man - and to find the truth behind his death.
Very soon, the top four Western leaders - American, British, French and German - will be on their way to meet their Soviet counterpart in Vienna for a crucial summit.
Tweed and Martel believe one of them is the target for assassination. They must urgently work out which one - or a nightmare will come true...
Double Jeopardy is the first in the Tweed & Co series of gripping and suspenseful spy thrillers - perfect for fans of John le Carre, Ken Follett and Charles Cumming.
PRAISE FOR COLIN FORBES:
'Utterly realistic and gripping action'Spectator
'A projectile of a thriller'New York Times
'Better than Alistair Maclean's suspense novels'Pasadena Star-News
'Suspense mounts swiftly, plenty of action and intrigue' American Publishers Weekly
'Out-Alistairs Maclean' New York Times
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Ferndown
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913727-27-7 (9781913727277)
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Person
COLIN FORBES (1923-2006) was the principal pseudonym of British thriller writer Raymond Harold Sawkins. Sawkins wrote over 40 books, mostly as Colin Forbes. He was most famous for his long-running series of thrillers in which the principal character is Tweed, Deputy Director of the Secret Intelligence Service. Forbes started out working as a sub-editor for a publishing company before serving with the British Army in North Africa and the Middle East during the Second World War. When he went back to civilian life, he worked for a publishing and print company, eventually becoming a novelist on a full-time basis. Forbes made his debut as a published author in 1966 using his real name of Raymond Sawkins for the novel Snow on High Ground. His debut under his preferred pen name (Colin Forbes) came in 1969 with Tramp in Armour.