The Factory
And Other Stories
Published on 13. September 2011
190 pages
978-1-4532-2664-3 (ISBN)
Description
A dozen stories of espionage in Berlin, from one of the genre's masters In 1990--after the Iron Curtain has lifted but before East and West Germany become one--an uneasy truce exists between the spy agencies of Berlin's two halves. As the governments of the divided state negotiate reunification, espionage continues quietly. That calm is about to explode. An English agent, on a routine collection of microfilm on the other side of Checkpoint Charlie, is arrested for spying, and all hell threatens to break loose. He is the fourth officer in six months to fall, and the arrest confirms everyone's fear: There is a mole in English intelligence. Responsibility falls on Samuel Bell, the head of the Berlin espionage department, nicknamed "the Factory." But Bell's search for the mole--an unwanted strain on his alcohol-frayed nerves--is only one of this collection's dozen stories of life in the Factory, where deception is rampant and death is never far behind. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
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Person
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 combat organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, England.
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 combat organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, England.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- 1 The Traitor
- 2 The Defector
- 3 The Rescue
- 4 The Assassin
- 5 The Mole
- 6 The Disgrace
- 7 The Moneychanger
- 8 The Terrorist Route
- 9 Treasures of the Tsar
- 10 The Interrogation
- 11 The Listening Post
- 12 The Second Chance
- A Biography of Brian Freemantle
- Copyright Page
