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Sam Durell, known in the field as Major Shan of L‑5, is sent under a fabricated persona to China with a mission layered in terror and uncertainty. Assigned by an unseen agency, he faces the choice of capturing General Chien—a prisoner who could jeopardize national security—or eliminating him. The stakes are amplified by a lethal secret: a seemingly innocuous jasmine that hides toxins as potent as belladonna. Durell’s psychological turmoil, his reliance on stolen confidence, and the looming threat of espionage from every corner of Peking merge to create a tense thriller of deception and survival.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Edward S. Aarons
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