A man is murdered in a street in Istanbul and as a result of his death, Stephen Fletcher, alias Sefan Fettos, a British agent, and David Maxwell, a C.I.A. agent, become involved in a spy game on the chessboard of the Middle East. In their bid to foil a Russian threat they move first to Cairo, then to Athens, and finally into the remote province of Eastern Turkey. En route, Fletcher comes across Mustafa Kaddir who is purchasing illegal arms, he also becomes suspicious of a party of American officials. This is a chilling tale filled with the atmosphere of these turbulent countries.
- ISBN10 0750536624
- ISBN13 9780750536622
- Publish Date 1 March 2013 (first published June 1969)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Magna Large Print Books
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English