“Top notch suspense!” Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
American lawyer Harry Benton, who has been working in post-war Berlin, is recruited by the U.S. secret service to retrieve some important papers from a high-level Russian that were given to a pastor in East Germany for safe-keeping. But all is not what it seems and Benton is soon plunged into a conspiracy involving smuggled diamonds and the formula for a deadly bacterial weapon.
“A thriller offering brutal and virulent excitement.” Kirkus Reviews
“A vigorous piece of melodrama. The story moves briskly and efficiently.” Chicago Tribune
“Plenty of action and excitement” Sydney Morning Herald
James Cross /
Espionage, Historical, Thriller
