The big book of espionage
Title:
The big book of espionage
Author:
Penzler, Otto, editor.
ISBN:
9781984898050
Physical Description:
xiii, 817 pages ; 24 cm.
Series:
A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard original
Vintage crime/Black Lizard original.
General Note:
"The most complete compendium of double agents, dead drops, and duplicitious deeds ever collected"--Cover.
Two columns to the page.
Contents:
The hairless Mexican / Somewhere in France / Gas attack! / The loathly opposite / A source of irritation / A patriot / Judith / Peiffer / The Donvers case / Georgette--a spy / Flood on the Goodwins / Under enemy colours / The Aldershot affair / Cunningham / Live bait / Uncle Hyacinth / Alexander and the lady / The popinjay knight / The link -- Michael Annesley -- The army of the shadows / The traitress / Thief is an ugly word / Fraulein Judas / The courier / Citadel / Charlie's shell game / Flight into disaster / You know what's going on / The lady of the Great North Road / Calloway's code / The story of a conscience / High tide / A battle of wits / Adventure of the scrap of paper / The naval treaty / The Black doctor / Free-lance spy / A tilt with the Muscovite / Trouble on the border / The case of the Dixon torpedo / A curious experience / Parker Adderson, philosopher / The hand of Carlos / Neighbors / Old soldiers / Condor in the stacks / Miss Bianca / Betrayed / For your eyes only / The red, red flowers / Comrade / The spy who clutched a playing card / Affair in Warsaw / The end of the string / Sleeping with my assassin
Abstract:
"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler is back with a new anthology that has gathered the intel on the world's greatest secret agents, declassified in these pages for the first time. Statesecrets. Double agents. Leaks. Otto Penzler brings you all this and more with his latest title in the Big Book series. No need to wait for the government to release redacted information, Otto is ready to declassify confidential matters."--Provided by publisher.
Pocket your spy camera, put away your fake mustache, and get ready to settle in with some of the most thrilling escapades in all of spy fiction! In these classic stories of intrigue and deception, globe-trotting agents arrange safe-house rendezvous, furtive trysts, and delicate handoffs under the watchful gaze of the enemy-- all the while hoping hope to escape certain death if caught. -- adapted from back cover
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