Penguin 1st Edition, published 1959.
Writer Robert Kendall is surprised when representatives of the FBI and Counter Intelligence Corps turn up to investigate an attempted robbery at his home. As he is questioned he becomes certain that the thieves were seeking notes he may have made relating to a series of articles he is writing for The Courier about an army lieutenant who had been sentenced for treason. The nature of the crimes committed by Lieutenant Hollister were not known to the public. After receiving heavy criticism for its handling of the affair, the army agreed to allow a journalist of their choosing to write a general profile of the man on the condition that the article would not touch on any specifics of the case.
This conversation begins a cagey game played between Kendall and the two agents throughout the novel as they each attempt to extract some information from the other party in this Cold War-era spy-thriller
Condition grading: Very Good. Some wear to spine ends. Light foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1959.
Writer Robert Kendall is surprised when representatives of the FBI and Counter Intelligence Corps turn up to investigate an attempted robbery at his home. As he is questioned he becomes certain that the thieves were seeking notes he may have made relating to a series of articles he is writing for The Courier about an army lieutenant who had been sentenced for treason. The nature of the crimes committed by Lieutenant Hollister were not known to the public. After receiving heavy criticism for its handling of the affair, the army agreed to allow a journalist of their choosing to write a general profile of the man on the condition that the article would not touch on any specifics of the case.
This conversation begins a cagey game played between Kendall and the two agents throughout the novel as they each attempt to extract some information from the other party in this Cold War-era spy-thriller
Condition grading: Very Good. Some wear to spine ends. Light foxing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
