Titan Books (ebook)
ISBN 978-1-7811-64310
A competent espionage novel.
Robert Renwick, the founding partner of a private intelligence outfit
(InterIntell) located in London is drawn into an investigation of two
businesses, Exports Consolidated and Klingfield & Sons, and the hunt for a
radical-leftist terrorist (Erik) who has escaped from prison. The businesses have moved from legitimate
activities into smuggling weapons (and arming terrorists); Eric seems to be
hooked up with the boss of Klingfield, Klaus Sudak. The investigation and the chase take us from
London to Washington to Geneva to Zurich.
MacInnes always did this sort of thing well, and although I am somewhat
skeptical of two longstanding businesses with good reputations (and obviously
not corporations, probably proprietorships) getting involved in something like
this, the narrative moves right along, providing a sufficient amount of
suspense to make it worthwhile. The pace
is not as frantic as in a couple of this sort of book I've read lately (and I’m
not sure where the title came from), but neither does it drag. Worth the time.
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