North from Rome
Will be published approx. on 24. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-78116-326-9 (ISBN)
Description
A phone call prompts Bill Lammiter, a young American playwright, to follow a former girlfriend to Rome. There Lammiter saves a mysterious Italian girl from a beating and the fat is in the fire. A kidnapping, a battle in a Renaissance villa, a shrewd gamekeeper, a chance snapshot and a touring preppy contribute to the excitement and suspense of this Cold War thriller.
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"A sophisticated thriller. The story builds up to an exciting climax." (TLS)"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
289 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78116-326-9 (9781781163269)
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Helen MacInnes (1907-1985) was the Scottish-born American author of 21 spy novels. Dubbed "the queen of spy writers", her books have sold more than 25 million copies in the United States alone and have been translated into over 22 languages. Several of her books have been adapted into films, such as Above Suspicion (1943), with Joan Crawford, and The Salzburg Connection (1972).