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Set in England in 1935, the story follows physicist Henry Barstow on holiday. He encounters Simon Groom, an armaments representative, who claims to need Barstow’s expertise in Ixania—a small Eastern European state whose expanding weapons program threatens regional stability. After a head injury that feeds into an identity crisis, Barstow adopts the persona of international spy Conway Carruthers. His reluctant acceptance of this new role reveals Groom’s sinister motives, placing Carruthers on a mission to thwart the looming threat before violence escalates.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Eric Ambler
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