Sole agent [Hardcover]

Kenneth Benton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1970

Overseas police adviser Peter Craig's stopover in Lisbon was supposed to be a social call to see an old friend, the head of the Portuguese CID. Calling in at the British Embassy to declare his visit, Craig is talked into investigating the disappearance of the Defence Attaché’s maverick socialite daughter, a seemingly simple case that quickly spirals into a web of murder and espionage. Will Craig live to regret helping the Embassy save face?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Collins [for] the Crime Club; First Edition edition (1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002317613
• ISBN-13: 978-0002317610
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

Kenneth Benton (1909-1999) served as an MI6 officer from 1937-68, stationed in Madrid, Rome and South America, before turning his hand to spy and crime fiction.
His novels, which draw on his experience in service and extensive travels, were originally published by Collins and Macmillan in the 1960s and 1970s, and are now republished by his literary estate as Kindle editions.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars atmospheric, August 26, 2011

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This review is from: Sole Agent (A Peter Craig spy thriller) (Kindle Edition)

A good old-fashioned thriller set in the days of the cold war, where spies were always gentlemen and sometimes rather beautiful ladies. Set in Lisbon, this timeless thriller describes the city and its surrounding area well, and kept me gripped throughout. Fast-paced and atmospheric with car chases, shoot outs and other capers. A proper spy novel.