Snare of the Hunter
Published on 24. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-1-78116-332-0 (ISBN)
Description
A young woman escapes from Czechoslovakia and the clutches of her ruthless ex-husband, an officer in the secret police. Soon she realises that she has been allowed to defect, in the hope that she will lead the Communists to her father, a writer in hiding in the west. She and her American lover are now the targets of a terrifying hunt, one that can only end in death.
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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
266 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78116-332-0 (9781781163320)
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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).