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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100007304757
ISBN-139780007304752
eBay Product ID (ePID)102844755
Product Key Features
Book TitleTightrope Men / the Enemy
Number of Pages672 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / General
Publication Year2009
GenreFiction
AuthorDesmond Bagley
FormatUk- a Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width4.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
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Reviews"Crafty Mr. Bagley comes up with one of his tightest character adventures ever. . . . this master suspense writer works in full-color depth." —Kirkus ReviewsonThe Enemy, "A literate, exciting, knowledgeable adventure story—Desmond Bagley is incomparable.'" —Sunday Mirror, 'As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers'Bagley is a master storyteller.' DAILY MIRROR'Sizzling adventure.' EVENING STANDARD'Bagley has become a master of the genre - a thriller writer of intelligence and originality.' SUNDAY TIMES, "A literate, exciting, knowledgeable adventure story—Desmond Bagley is incomparable.'" — Sunday Mirror, "As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read." —Reginald Hill, author, Death's Jest-Book, "As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read." —Reginald Hill, author,Death's Jest-Book, "Crafty Mr. Bagley comes up with one of his tightest character adventures ever. . . . this master suspense writer works in full-color depth." —Kirkus Reviews on The Enemy, 'As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers 'Bagley is a master storyteller.' DAILY MIRROR 'Sizzling adventure.' EVENING STANDARD 'Bagley has become a master of the genre - a thriller writer of intelligence and originality.' SUNDAY TIMES
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal823.914
SynopsisDouble action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in Norway, Finland and Sweden. THE TIGHTROPE MEN When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things could surely get no more bizarre. But it is only the beginning of a hair-raising adventure in which Denison finds himself trapped with no way to escape. One false move and the whole delicately balanced power structure between East and West will come toppling down... THE ENEMY Wealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only Malcolm Jaggard, his future son-in-law, can guess, after seeing Ashton's top secret government file. In a desperate manhunt, Jaggard pits himself against the KGB and stalks Ashton to the silent, wintry forests of Sweden. But his search for the enemy has barely begun... Includes a unique bonus - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men. us - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men.us - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men.us - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men., Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in Norway, Finland and Sweden. THE TIGHTROPE MEN When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things could surely get no more bizarre. But it is only the beginning of a hair-raising adventure in which Denison finds himself trapped with no way to escape. One false move and the whole delicately balanced power structure between East and West will come toppling down... THE ENEMY Wealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only Malcolm Jaggard, his future son-in-law, can guess, after seeing Ashton's top secret government file. In a desperate manhunt, Jaggard pits himself against the KGB and stalks Ashton to the silent, wintry forests of Sweden. But his search for the enemy has barely begun... Includes a unique bonus - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men.
LC Classification NumberPR6052.A315
