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Work InformationThe Man Who Sold Death by James Munro (1965)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Secret sexy agent man! ( ) A car bomb misses its target, but kills a brother in law and puts a wife in the hospital. The intended victim DOES NOT load up and go gunning for the killers. Instead, he flees and goes into hiding. When his partners in arms smuggling are killed, he finally decides to do something. This is the mindset of John Craig. Recruited by the mysterious Department K, Craig is sent to kill the French colonel who orchestrated the murders. Unlike many spy series of the time, the villains are not superegos looking to control the world. These men are just cold-blooded killers. Craig is given a minder by the department and sets out to infiltrate the enemy group. This is a different kind of spy thriller and telling too much would ruin the impact of a truly different story. Munro wrote 4 books about Craig and, as James Mitchell, 4 books about another agent Callan. Both series are worth seeking out. no reviews | add a review
The best-selling thriller which introduced John Craig who, in 1964, was seriously tipped as the logical successor to James Bond following the death of Ian Fleming. Craig is a man hardened by war, as a decorated officer in the elite Special Boat Section and subsequently as a gun-runner along the North African coast. Attempting to go straight he becomes a successful businessman back in England, but his past catches up with him, literally, with a bang as fanatical French soldiers resisting the move for independence for Algeria mark him for death. A crack pistol shot and a karate black belt, Craig is well-equipped to take the fight to the enemy but only with the help of the sinister Loomis, head of British Intelligence's ruthless 'Department K'. James Munro was the pen-name of James Mitchell, who went on to even greater success with his novels, short stories and television scripts for his iconic spy Callan. No library descriptions found. |
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