Programme for a Puppet - Hardcover

Perry, Roland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0491021976 ISBN 13: 9780491021975

Publisher: W.H. Allen / Virgin Books, 1979

Synopsis

Programme for a Puppet is a totally gripping and absorbing novel about the manipulation of governments by one of the most powerful business corporations on earth, and marks the debut of a thriller writer of originality and plausibility.

In July of an American Presidential election year, a woman is killed in Paris while investigating the smuggling of strategic computers into Russia. Her lover, Australian journalist Edwin Graham, gives up his assignment to cover the election to continue the investigation. He quickly finds himself enmeshed in a breathtaking story of terror and intrigue as he uncovers the fact that the American corporation Lasercomp is involved in a secret deal with the Russian Police; to supply it with computers — machines that can drastically alter the balance of world power. Graham's investi- gations lead him on an exciting and tense trail across England, Austria, Russia, America and France. He is a constant target for assassination by both the KGB and the Corporation, who will allow nothing to thwart their plans for the final domination of their respective domains.

From the first discovery of Lasercomp's involvement in a murder, to the final shattering realisation of their overall plan for ultimate power, the pace never lags for an instant. Roland Perry's brilliantly researched novel will leave you utterly convinced by its all too fearful credibility.

Edition details

• Publisher: W.H. Allen / Virgin Books
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0491021976
• ISBN 13: 9780491021975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 318