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Authors: Helen Macinnes
The lines from Constantine Cavafy’s poem “Waiting for the Barbarians”, which Cecilia quotes on page 265, can be found in
The Poems of C. P. Cavafy,
translated by John Mavrogordato and published by The Hogarth Press, Ltd.
The plot and the fictional characters of this novel are wholly imaginary. Any resemblance to real names and living persons is purely coincidental.
On the other hand, the historical background, and the historical characters who are part of it, are perfectly true and real. Such are the Greek guerilla leaders—Ares, Psarros, Zervas—who were active during World War II; and such are the political events of 1940 to 1958 which are the basis of this novel. These things did happen, and are now part of the tragic history of Greece.
Helen MacInnes, whom the
Sunday Express
called ‘the Queen of spy writers’, was the author of many distinguished suspense novels.
Born in Scotland, she studied at the University of Glasgow and University College, London, then went to Oxford after her marriage to Gilbert Highet, the eminent critic and educator. In 1937 the Highets went to New York, and except during her husband’s war service, Helen MacInnes lived there ever since.
Since her first novel
Above Suspicion
was published in 1941 to immediate success, all her novels have been bestsellers;
The Salzburg Connection
was also a major film.
Helen MacInnes died in September 1985.
A series of slick espionage thrillers from the
New York Times
bestselling “Queen of Spy Writers.”
Pray for a Brave Heart
Above Suspicion
Assignment in Brittany
North From Rome
The Venetian Affair
(October 2012)
The Salzburg Connection
(November 2012)
“The queen of spy writers.”
Sunday Express
“Definitely in the top class.”
Daily Mail
“The hallmarks of a MacInnes novel of suspense are as individual and as clearly stamped as a Hitchcock thriller.”
The New York Times
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a series of handsomely designed detective stories.
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the world’s greatest detective.
by Daniel Stashower
by Manley Wade Wellman & Wade Wellman
by David Stuart Davies
by H. Paul Jeffers
by David Stuart Davies
by Barrie Roberts
by Fred Saberhagen
by Daniel D. Victor
by Edward B. Hanna
by Loren D. Estleman
by Sam Siciliano
by Richard L. Boyer
by Philip José Farmer
by Carole Buggé
by William Seil
The Dime Museum Murders
The Floating Lady Murder
The Houdini Specter
In turn-of-the-century New York, the Great Houdini’s confidence in his own abilities is matched only by the indifference of the paying public. Now the young performer has the opportunity to make a name for himself by attempting the most amazing feats of his fledgling career—solving what seem to be impenetrable crimes. With the reluctant help of his brother Dash, Houdini must unravel murders, debunk frauds and escape from danger that is no illusion...
“A romp that cleverly combines history and legend, taking a few liberties with each. Mr. Stashower has done his homework...This is charming...it might have amused Conan Doyle.”
The New York Times
“In his first mystery, Stashower paired Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes to marvelous effect.”
Chicago Tribune
“Stashower’s clever adaptation of the Conan Doyle conventions—Holmes’s uncanny powers of observation and of disguise, the scenes and customs of Victorian life—makes it fun to read. Descriptions and explanations of some of Houdini’s astonishing magic routines add an extra dimension to this pleasant adventure.”
Publishers Weekly
The long awaited return of the United States’ toughest special agent.
Death of a Citizen
The Wrecking Crew
The Removers
The Silencers
Murderer’s Row
The Ambushers
The Shadowers
The Ravagers
“Donald Hamilton has brought to the spy novel the authentic hard realism of Dashiell Hammett; and his stories are as compelling, and probably as close to the sordid truth of espionage, as any now being told.” Anthony Boucher,
New York Times
“This series by Donald Hamilton is the top-ranking American secret agent fare, with its intelligent protagonist and an author who consistently writes in high style. Good writing, slick plotting and stimulating characters, all tartly flavored with wit.”
Book Week
“The appearance of a new Matt Helm story is always good news.”
Chicago Tribune
“Fast, tightly written, brutal, and very good...”
Milwaukee Journal
“With Matt Helm, Donald Hamilton helped start the spy adventure genre. I welcome the reissue of these books so that readers can experience this mythic hero.” David Morrell,
New York Times
bestselling author of
Murder as Fine Art