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Thomas Preston’s quest to retrieve a misplaced luggage in Geneva takes an unexpected turn when he learns of Beatrice Harvel, a former wartime acquaintance now working for the League of Nations. While he waits in a café, a stranger hands him a mysterious document and disappears. On his return to the hotel, Thomas receives a letter instructing him to deliver the document at a meeting with his "grandmother." The decision to honor this appointment plunges him into a tense struggle that could shape the outcome of Europe. The story follows Thomas as he navigates clandestine alliances and cryptic missions amid the volatile post‑war landscape.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Francis Beeding
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