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The Night of Wenceslas

The Night of Wenceslas

by Lionel Davidson (Author), Lionel Davidson (Author), Lionel Davidson (Author)

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Synopsis

The award-winning debut thriller from the bestselling author of Kolymsky Heights. "Quite simply the best thriller writer around." (Spectator). Nicolas Whistler is young, bored and in debt. When an opportunity to make some money arises, he can't turn it down. He is sent to Prague to carry out a simple assignment, but he soon finds himself trapped between the secret police and the clutches of the mysterious Vlasta. Whether he likes it or not, Nicolas is now a spy. "Fast-moving, exciting, often extraordinarily funny." (Sunday Times). "Brilliant. Don't miss it." (Observer).

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published:
ISBN 10: 0571326846
ISBN 13: 9780571326846
Book Overview: A nailbiting Cold War thriller from the author of the bestselling Kolymsky Heights.

Author Bio
Lionel Davidson was born in 1922 in Hull, Yorkshire. He left school early and worked as a reporter before serving in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. His first novel, The Night of Wenceslas, was published in 1960 to great critical acclaim and drew comparisons to Graham Greene and John le Carre. It was followed by The Rose of Tibet (1962), A Long Way to Shiloh (1966), The Chelsea Murders (1978) and Kolymsky Heights (1994). He was thrice the recipient of the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. He died in 2009.