The Venetian Affair
by Helen MacInnes
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Fenner burned Rosenfeld's message, reminding himself wryly that he was behaving in the very best tradition. This was a game not too difficult to learn, he thought. A game? A game in deadly earnest. A vacation in Venice that was grim business. A girl constantly beside him who wasn't his. How the hell had he walked into this upside-down world? Where, he wondered suddenly, would Venice lead?Tags
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Solid, well written spy story from the Cold War. Characters are nicely wrought, and the story moves along smartly, especially in the last third of the tale.
I loved the Venetian atmosphere. I've been to Venice and it is a great setting for skullduggery. It got slow in spots but when the action was going it was very interesting. There were too many vague statements about Communists being bad. I would have liked some historical details about the Stalin era.
A fast paced, intelligent, retro-ish cold war espionage action extravaganza, with likable and competent main characters, an intense countdown to a deadline, and despicable villains, set in a gorgeously described Venice.
Bill Fenner and Claire Langley make a great team, handling a threat to Western Europe and undeniable mutual attraction. This was a very enjoyable read.
ATW 2018 Italy
Bill Fenner and Claire Langley make a great team, handling a threat to Western Europe and undeniable mutual attraction. This was a very enjoyable read.
ATW 2018 Italy
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Helen MacInnes was born in Glasgow, Scotland on October 7, 1907. In 1928, she received a degree in French and German from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. She later studied at University College in London and worked as a librarian. She got married in 1932, moved to New York in 1937, and became an American citizen in 1952. In 1939, she began show more writing suspense novels and won the Columbia Prize for Literature in 1966. Many of her novels were adapted into movies including Above Suspicion, Assignment in Brittany, The Venetian Affair, and The Salzburg Connection. She died from the effects of a stroke on September 30, 1985 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Auftrag in Venedig
- Original title
- The Venetian Affair
- Original publication date
- 1963
- People/Characters
- Bill Fenner; Walt Penneyman; Neill Carlson; Frank Rosenfeld; Chris Holland
- Important places
- Venice, Veneto, Italy; Paris, France
- Related movies
- The Venetian Affair (1967 | IMDb)
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