St. Martin's Press,, NY:, 1972. Hardcover. First edition.
Precedes the English edition. Author's first novel. "The book's compassionate outlook and portrayal of a man's dismal treatment by his own intelligence service make it a feeling man's Spy Who Came in From the Cold." Jay Pedereson(ed.): St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, pp. 11. Fine in a fine price clipped d/j with a touch of shelf wear to extemities.

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