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Puppet on a Chain
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Narrator
- Jonathan Oliver
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 November 2017
- Run Time
- 8 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Espionage and spy thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Adventure / action fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
What to expect
From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic.
Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king.
With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; women in distress and above all – murder.
Critics Review
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'With this book Alistair MacLean will make another killing' Sunday Mirror
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Details
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Narrator
- Jonathan Oliver
- Duration
- 8 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 November 2017
- ISBN
- 9780008269388
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Espionage and spy thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Adventure / action fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Synopsis
From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic. Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king. With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; women in distress and above all – murder.
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