|
|
|||
| Click on the book cover image to order! | |||
 |
Lisa See (1997) Flower Net. Harpercollins Inspector Liu Hulan, a privileged daughter of one of Chairman Mao's aides, investigates the death of the American ambassador's son as well as that of a wealthy Chinese businessman. This brings her to California, where she teams up with Assistant U.S. Attorney David Stark. The cultural contrast gives the story a background beyond the usual espionage thriller. More... 
|
 |
John Buchan (1994) The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay: The Thirty-Nine Steps / Greenmantle / Mr. Standfast / The Three Hostages. David R. Godine (Publisher) From the father of spy fiction, who was, as recently revealed, the head of the British domestic intelligence agency, MI-5. First published in 1915, the Thirty-Nine Steps is the story of an ordinary fellow who gets caught up in a dramatic and dangerous plot. The book was made into a popular thriller by Alfred Hitchcock. More... 
|
 |
Graham Greene (1991) Our Man in Havana: An Entertainment. (First published in 1958) Penguin Classics Mr. Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of power brokers becomes a spy to earn extra income. This crisply written novel will drag you down with unbearable tension, while at the same time make you giggle with its satirical parodies and absurd plot. A masterpiece! More... 
|
 |
Dorothy Gilman (1985) Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station. Fawcett Suburban grandmother, Mrs. Pollifax, working for the CIA in communist China. The sweet little lady rescues a prisoner from a labor camp. If you like strange stories - this is for you! More...
|
 |
Robert Ludlum (1984) The Chancellor Manuscript Bantam This is one of Ludlum's earlier works. As the New York Times Book Review said, it "exerts a riveting appeal, as it seems to justify our worst nightmares of what really goes on in the so-called intelligence community in Washington." More...
| ||
|
In cooperation with Amazon.com |
|||
|
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 by Claudia Heilig-Staindl. All Rights Reserved. |
|||
