Books like Tanner's Twelve Swingers (Evan Tanner) by Lawrence Block
Evan Tanner’s life as a covert operative and chronic insomniac—a result of battlefield shrapnel disabling his sleep center—has worn him thin. Yet his latest assignment transcends ordinary espionage: he must ferry a Latvian gymnast, the lost love of a distraught friend, across the Iron Curtain. The mission is further complicated by a cadre of eager Eastern European parties, including a subversive Slav author and the heir to a fictitious Lithuanian throne. Compounding the challenge, the gymnast’s release hinges on Tanner’s successful rescue of her eleven teammates, forcing the spy to navigate a labyrinth of political refugees, Soviet intrigue, and personal stakes.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Lawrence Block
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