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Sand Blind (A Mask Noir Title) - Softcover

Rathbone, Julian

 
9781852422813: Sand Blind (A Mask Noir Title)

Synopsis

Arnold Cartwright, an ?ordinary Englishman? has lost his job and marriage. A highly qualified radar technician, he is recruited by a Spanish based company working in ?commercial aircraft control?. Right from the start of his new job, it is clear to Cartwright that the job he is working on is not as innocent as it seems. A murder attempt on his father makes it clear to Cartwright that he has his job for life or death... A post-cold-war thriller, Sand Blind raises questions of fundamental importance - the morality of international arms sales, the use and abuse of double agents and Western support for power-crazed dictators. An enthralling page-turner, Sand Blind is the work of a brilliant writer at the height of his powers.

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About the Author

Julian Rathbone was born in 1935 and lives in Hampshire. He is the author of King Fisher Lives and Joseph, both shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His thrillers include Sand Blind, The Euro-Killers, The Pandora Option and ZDT, which won the German Crime Writing Prize. His short story 'Some Sunny Day' was awarded the Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger Award in 1993. His writing has been translated into fourteen languages.knowingparty

From the Back Cover

Arnold Cartwright, an 'ordinary Englishman', has lost his job and marriage. A highly-qualified radar technician, he is recruited by a Spanish-based company working in 'commercial aircraft control'. Right from the start, Cartwright realises that the job he is working on is not as innocent as it seems. A murder attempt on his father makes it clear to him that he has his job for life or death...

A post-cold-war thriller, Sand Blind raises questions of fundamental importance - the morality of international arms sales, the use and abuse of double agents and Western support for power-crazed dictators. A sexy, enthralling page-turner, Sand Blind is the work of a brilliant writer at the height of his powers.

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