LUARD, NICHOLAS.

The Orion Line.

London: Secker & Warburg,1976. 1st edition. "Underground cells of men and women, heroes, traitors, patriots and criminals, running a wartime network that spanned Europe from Belgium to the Spanish border. That was the Orion Line. But the Orion Line had been penetrated and smashed by the Germans in 1944. Why then was Gareth Owen now being asked to return to the field and trace the Line back to its end?" Pp.217, owner's armorial bookplate (H.C.D.Laing) to front free endpaper. Brown cloth, dustwrapper has some sunning to spine and a 3cm tear to top edge and a couple of other smaller tears but now has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G.

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N° du livre: 37643

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Nicholas Luard Orion Line Fiction Novel Thriller Gareth Owen 38342 Fiction: : Thriller

MAIR, ALISTAIR.

Where the East Wind Blows.

London: Heinemann, 1972. 0434441031. 1st edition. "The slow, timeless rhythm of the Western Isles is beautifully evoked to form the backgrounde to this story of suspense as it deftly builds up to a pitch of excitement and expectancy." Pp.233. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has chip to top of spine. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 38435

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Alistair Mair Where East Wind Blows Fiction Novel Suspense Espionage Blackmail 29087 Fiction: : Thriller

MEFFORD, W.H.

The President's Brother.

Australia: Macdonald Futura, 1985. 0867710071. 1st ed. ""Eddie Lee Webster is a loud-mouthed drunkard, a bully and a boor. Worse, he is the brother of the President of the United States. That he is an embarrassment to the Administration is no secret. But as the cheif suspect in the brutal murder of four black women, he has suddenly become a political liability that can no longer be tolerated.." Pp.210. Blue boards, d/w designed by Adrian Young. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 33024

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Mefford Presidents Brother Sheriff Ben Tanner Murder Mystery Crime Thriller Fiction 33085 Fiction: : Thriller

NOYE, NICK.

No City of Angels.

London: Robert Hale, 1983. 0709013108. 1st ed. "An explosive mixture of vice, avarice, chicanery and lust set among Bankok's bars, brothels and restaurants." Pp.224. Black cloth, dustwrapper is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 32837

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Nick Noye No City of Angels Novel Modern Bankok Thriller Fiction 46998 Fiction: : Thriller

PORTWIN, E.T.

The Limping Wolf.

London: The Featherstone Press Ltd, nd. (c.1946). "A New Kind of Thriller". A werewolf prowls the vicinity of an isolated English country estate. Pp.140, has worm damage to lower inner margins occasionally touching edge of text, owner's name to front free endpaper. Red cloth, title to front and spine. Scarce. Fair.** E.T.Portwin (1912-2006) UK publisher and author, born Portwine (name changed legally), who sometimes wrote as by Elizabeth Portwin, his wife's name; as he normally signed his books E T Portwin, some confusion ensued". (SFE).

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N° du livre: 50075

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Portwin Limping Wolf Werewolf Thriller Witchcraft Superstition 51589 Fiction: : Thriller

ROBERTSON, COLIN.

Explosion! A Peter Gayleigh Story.

London: Ward, Lock & Co.Ltd, 1945. 1st edition. A Uranium Bomb Sttory. "Peter Gayleigh's old antagonist and friend, Chief Inspector Herrington of Scotland Yard, sets Gayleigh the task of frustrating the famous Nazi spy's attempts to obtain details of the extraordinary new explosive which Government scientists are perfecting. The result is almost as shattering as that astonishing bomb which brought the war in the Far East so quickly to an end." Pp.224, top edge dusty. Orange cloth, dustwrapper has edge chips. G+/G+.

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N° du livre: 40793

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Colin Robertson Explosion Peter Gayleigh Chief Inspector Herrington Uranium Bomb Nazi Spy Fiction Adventure Thriller 41917 Fiction: : Thriller

ROBINSON, JEFFREY.

The Ginger Jar.

Sevenoaks: New English Library, 1987. 0450406571. 1st ed. "Who needs the kind of nuclear material which could, correctly processed, make a nuclear bomb?.Richard Holbrook stumbles on the link between his now obsessive search, and the valuable item of antique porcelain purchased by a Hong Kong bank.." Pp.271, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 33035

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Jeffrey Robinson Ginger Jar Richard Holbrook Thriller Fiction Novel 46997 Fiction: : Thriller

STRANGEWAYS, MARK.

Mystery Mission.

London: Vawser & Wiles Ltd, nd. (c.1946). A Thrilling Secret Service Story. "Tony Baxter, a member of the British Intelligence Service, is plunged into an incredible adventure in Occupied France. The date is late summer, 1943, the keynote of the plot is Hitler's much vaunted secret weapon.." Pp.123, 8 black & white illustrations, minor spotting to endpapers. Dark red cloth. VG.

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N° du livre: 50074

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Mark Strangeways Mystery Mission Secret Service Juvenile Thriller Adventure Wwii Tony Baxter British Intelligence le Fantome Germans 51590 Fiction: : Thriller

WILLIAMS, VALENTINE.

Clubfoot The Avenger.

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, nd.(c.1924). 5th printing. Being Some Further Adventures of Desmond Okewood, of the Secret Service. "Clubfoot, the sinister and masterful German secret agent, is again on the warpath to wreak his vengeance on the men in the British secret service, who have thwarted his plans. Chief of his enemies are the brothers Francis and Desmond Okewood, who crop up at every turn of this truculent agent's career." Pp.312/8(ads for other publications), spotting to closed page edges. Orange cloth with black title and illustrations to front and spine, slight sunning to spine, slightly cocked. G+.

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N° du livre: 40818

Catalogue: Fiction: : Thriller

Mots-clés: Valentine Williams Clubfoot Avenger Desmond Francis Okewood German Spy Purple Cabriolet Thriller 41941 Fiction: : Thriller