Goodbye to an Old Friend

by Brian Freemantle

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At the height of the Cold War, a British intelligence agent investigates a Russian defector with a deadly secret Adrian Dodds is a man without hobbies, friends, or family, who works a very peculiar job. Though he looks like a pencil pusher, he is a British counter-intelligence agent. In his own quiet, bureaucratic way, Dodds is vital to the security of the United Kingdom. His latest assignment is debriefing Viktor Pavel, a Soviet aeronautics genius who escapes his handlers to become the Cold show more War's most high-profile defector. Can he be trusted, or was he sent over as part of an elaborate Russian ruse? The truth is more complex than Dodds can imagine.   Based on years of experience covering foreign affairs for English newspapers, this is one of the first novels by Brian Freemantle, one of the finest espionage authors of the Cold War.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection. show less

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Brian Freemantle was born in Southampton, England on June 10, 1936. He became a journalist and worked for four national newspapers. While the foreign editor of the Daily Mail in 1975, he organized the rescue mission to airlift 100 orphans from Saigon days before it fell to the communist north. Soon afterward, he left journalism to become a show more full-time author. He has written over 80 books including the Charlie Muffin series, the Cowley and Danilov Thriller series, and 5 non-fiction books. He has also written under the pen names of John Maxwell, Jonathan Evans, Jack Winchester and Harry Asher. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Goodbye to an Old Friend
Original title
Goodbye to an Old Friend
Alternate titles
Viel ami, Adieu (French) (French)
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Adrian Dodds; Viktor Pavel

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Fiction and Literature, Teen, Mystery, Suspense & Thriller
DDC/MDS
823.9Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-
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PZ4 .F8565Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
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