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Two ex-lovers, he merely getting old, she already slowly dying, hear a radio quiz programme about a scandal in which they were both involved at the time of the Suez Crisis. Some time later she asks him to tell her how he killed one of the other participants. He replies that he'd always imagined she had done it. Who then did?
Little by little they re-tread the maze of high politics, espionage and shady property deals and find the answer.
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“There are few more ingenious writers of crime fiction than Peter Dickinson.” —London Evening Standard
“Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.” —The Independent
“The works of British Mystery Writer Peter Dickinson are like caviar—an acquired taste that can easily lead to addiction.” —Time
“International intrigue . . . A suspenseful novel and more.” —The New York Times
“First-rate Dickinson—it offers that rarest treat of all: a heroine of flesh and blood and brain enough to cope with life as well as crises.” —Judith Crist
“Gratifyingly brilliant . . . beautifully knotted together . . . consistently fascinating.” —Library Journal
“A genuine original.” —The Village Voice
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- PublisherPantheon Books
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0394496809
- ISBN 13 9780394496801
- BindingPaperback
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