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First publish date: 1941
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Helen MacInnes
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Set in ruined Berlin, 1948, spy John Russell, double‑agent for NKVD and CIA, must secure a single damning intelligence piece before his duplicity is exposed—elevating the Cold War stakes to perilous heights.
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A daring English heroine, while vacationing in Poland in 1939, is thrust into the war when the German invasion begins. Working as a double‑agent for the Polish underground, she must evade a ruthless German officer and rely on a Polish captain for survival.
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Helen MacInnes’ stirring espionage thriller follows an elite team of specialists who race against time to thwart a Soviet intelligence coup and rescue a captive spy.
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