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by the British Victor Canning. It is the third in a series of four novels about Rex Carver, a

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drawn back into his old profession of espionage.Burton p.81 A complex plot which involves a jewel robbery and the exchange of prisoners between the British and Soviet intelligence services takes place in a variety of locations including

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and the

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Bibliography

* Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. *Murphy, Bruce F. ''The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery''. Springer, 1999. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1967 British novels British spy novels British thriller novels Novels by Victor Canning Novels set in London Novels set in Italy Novels set in Paris Novels set in Libya Heinemann (publisher) books {{1960s-thriller-novel-stub