256 pages - 1973 - Old, like new This novel - which is part of the Quiller series, a Secret Service agent - is about a crashed freighter lying in the sands of the Sahara desert. Characteristics Book cover finish Canvas finish, BRADEL, Hardcover ( square back binding ) Special features First edition, Dedicated copy, Dust jacket, Handwritten notes Condition Old, like new Number of pages 256 Published date 1973 Languages English Size 14 x 22 x 3 cm Author Adam Hall Editor William Collins Sons & Co Ltd Description The high risks of my trade first drew me to it and that is why I ply it, and the higher the risk the greater is the itch to take it, and when the chance of survival is almost nil then I'm hooked and damned and hellbound, and don't get in my way. A crashed freighter lies buried in the sands, its crew picked by vultures, its nightmare cargo a trap for anyone who goes near. It is Tango Victor, the object to be examined at close range. It was just a medium twin - prop short - haul transport and all it had done was to come down in the desert but the nearest anyone had got to it with a high - altitude camera was sixty - five thousand feet and nobody else had dared to go any closer. So I wanted to. Sahara : dawn plus one. A matt black sailplane hovers across the target area. At dawn plus two a matt black parachute floats towards the desert wastes : and the Tango mission begins running. ( ... )
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