
Chessplayer
William Pearson
#3952 of 8,085 books · #821 in Science Fiction
Shortlisted for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (1985).
When a secret plan is stolen in America, the intelligence services in Russia and America run into trouble.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- ISBN-13
- 9780140074062
- Topics
- EspionageCold War rivalryStolen secrets
Awards
- Edgar Award for Best NovelShortlisted(1985)
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