A vital Central American nation has fallen to Cuban-backed guerrillas. The American ambassador is held prisoner. And the US President faces the choice: get him out ...or kill him. In as rat-infested room ambassador Peabody faces a brilliant, ruthless young protege of Fidel Castro, Jorge Calderon, who is determined to extract the truth behind a secret CIA operation against Cuba. Meanwhile, back in Washington, the President is caught between CIA strategists who want to eliminate Peabody before he can reveal the CIA's plans, ...
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A vital Central American nation has fallen to Cuban-backed guerrillas. The American ambassador is held prisoner. And the US President faces the choice: get him out ...or kill him. In as rat-infested room ambassador Peabody faces a brilliant, ruthless young protege of Fidel Castro, Jorge Calderon, who is determined to extract the truth behind a secret CIA operation against Cuba. Meanwhile, back in Washington, the President is caught between CIA strategists who want to eliminate Peabody before he can reveal the CIA's plans, and Colonel Silas Slocum, the one man who believes he can rescue the ambassador in an awesome and daring rescue...
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Good with No dust jacket as issued. 16mo 6"-7" tall; 296 pages; Mass market paperback rubbed and scuffed at edges, spine ends and corner tips. Book solid and tight. Text block clean pages tight but beginning to yellow. Bagged for protection.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Book is tight with no markings, some light soiling and blue marker line on top page edge, minor rubbing to dj.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! British first edition, first printing. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. Pages are browning. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 286 pp. First printing. Previous owner name on front pastedown. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
Intelligent reading, gripping, interesting, well thought out plot. I am becoming an admirer of Quinell more and more. His writing is brilliant. I enjoyed the book so much, i was sad when it ended.