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The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man. One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of... (more)

The Devil's Alternative

by Frederick Forsyth

Russia faces famine. The Soviets are forced to pin their hopes for survival on the U.S. But as the KGB and the CIA watch in horror, the rescue of a Ukrainian freedom fighter from the Black Sea unleashes savagery that endangers peace--and plunges leaders from Washington to Moscow into a web of overwhelming intrigue, terror, and suspense. Only two lovers can save the world from nuclear destruction. Yet every... (more)

Helen Macinnes: Three Bestselling Novels of Terror & Espionage : Agent in Place : The Hidden Target : Cloak of DarknessHelen MacInnes

Helen Macinnes: Three Bestselling Novels of Terror & Espionage : Agent in Place : The Hidden Target : Cloak of Darkness

by Helen MacInnes

A perfect gift for any fan of mysteries, this work features three entertaining classics from this bestselling queen of the suspense novel, including Agent in Place, The Hidden Target, and Cloak of Darkness.

The Hidden Target

by Helen MacInnes

The Double Image

by Helen Macinnes

The Snare of the Hunter

by Helen MacInnes

Irina Kusak flees Czechoslovakia to seek her Nobel-laureate father in Austria. She finds herself drawn into a political intrigue with terrifying consequences. Is she the bait in a trap to snare her father, or is she playing a part in an even more insidious scheme with incredibly high stakes? Set against the backdrop of peaceful Austrian countryside, Irina's nightmare journey becomes a flight to evade THE SNARE... (more)

House on Garibaldi Street, The (Classics of Espionage)

House on Garibaldi Street, The (Classics of Espionage)

by Isser Harel

The House on Garibaldi Street is the true story of one of this century's most audacious intelligence operations - the kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by the Mossad, Israel's secret intelligence service. In a daring operation which shook the world, a team of elite Mossad agents, under the personal command of the legendary Mossad leader Isser Harel, kidnapped Eichmann and smuggled him to Israel. Eichmann's... (more)

The Doll's House

by Evelyn Anthony

Rosa Bennett, a rising star in the Foreign Service, takes up residence in the Doll's House, a luxury hotel in the English countryside, in order to investigate the actions of former spy Harry Oakham, the hotel's new manager. Reprint. K.

Company Of Saints

by Evelyn Anthony

Stranger at the Gate

by Evelyn Anthony

Agent In Place

by Helen MacInnes

This sophisticated narrative of spy/counterspy is set in Washington, where the Russians have planted an "agent in place." For nine years he has worked himself quietly into the fabric of government and society. Dedicated and patient, he has everyone's respect. It is a plot where amateurs are the villains and professionals are the heroes -- particularly a team of British and French agents whose job is to foil... (more)

Back Up Men

by Ross Thomas

Wanda and her brother Walter hire McCorkle to help them protect an Arab prince from the most accomplished assassin in the world, but the situation becomes dicey when Walter is murdered. Reprint. NYT. K.

North from RomeHelen Macinners