They call Charlie Muffin a traitor. He has been on the run ever since the blow-up in Berlin, when British intelligence declared him obsolete and tried to kill him. Charlie outsmarted them then, and he has done so ever since, staying one step ahead by forgoing any semblance of an even halfway normal life. Now he is alone in Hong Kong and his only protector and friend, Rupert Willoughby, is a hemisphere away. Now Rupert is in trouble. He has invested ???6 million in a massive new ocean liner but the ship is destroyed by ...
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They call Charlie Muffin a traitor. He has been on the run ever since the blow-up in Berlin, when British intelligence declared him obsolete and tried to kill him. Charlie outsmarted them then, and he has done so ever since, staying one step ahead by forgoing any semblance of an even halfway normal life. Now he is alone in Hong Kong and his only protector and friend, Rupert Willoughby, is a hemisphere away. Now Rupert is in trouble. He has invested ???6 million in a massive new ocean liner but the ship is destroyed by arsonists, burning completely down in a Hong Kong harbor. The owners blame Chinese agents, but Charlie smells a rat and agrees to investigate. But the conspiracy is more dangerous than anyone knew, and it's not long before Charlie realizes that his good deed could be his last.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in fine dust jacket. 182 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st printing of 1st U.S. edition. Near Fine HC in Near Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; remainder sprinkle on textblock bottom edge; light dust spotting on textblock top edge; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; scuffed on rear cover. 8vo, 182 pp. This is a new, unread book that has been shuffled around the shelves.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Very Good jacket. A first edition of Brian Freemantle's third novel in his renowned Charlie Muffin series. Featuring the original dustwrapper. Until 1975, when Freemantle became a full-time writer, he was a foreign correspondent and editor for various newspapers, including the 'Daily Mail' and the 'Daily Sketch'. In April that year, he organised the sole British-led airlift rescue of South Vietnamese civilians during the Fall of Saigon, assisting in the evacuation of 100 orphans. In original cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cloth is generally smart though with some sunning to the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper is a little marked with some sunning and chipping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean throughout, aside from the odd mark to the textblock edge. Very Good Indeed.
