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The Night of Wenceslas

Lionel Davidson

1

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#871 of 8,085 books · #208 in Crime & Thriller

Won the Gold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (1960). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

Nicolas Whistler is young, bored and in debt. When an opportunity to make some money arises, he can't turn it down. He is sent to Prague to carry out a simple assignment, but he soon finds himself trapped between the secret police and the clutches of the mysterious Vlasta. Whether he likes it or not, Nicolas is now a spy.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-13
9780571329939
Topics
EspionageCold War intrigueReluctant hero

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