Circus

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Circus

Classic fiction: general and literary Crime and mystery fiction Thriller / suspense fiction Espionage and spy thriller Adventure / action fiction Historical fiction Fiction in translation

Author: Alistair MacLean

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Language: English

Published by: HarperCollins

Published on: 5th January 2009

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9780007289233


Overview

The classic tale of espionage set in Cold War Europe, where the world’s greatest circus acrobat must break into an impenetrable fortress, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

About Bruno Wildermann

Bruno Wildermann of the Wrinfield Circus is the world’s greatest trapeze artist, a clairvoyant with near-supernatural powers and an implacable enemy of the East European regime that arrested his family and murdered his wife.

The Mission

The CIA needs such a man, and recruits Bruno for an impossible raid – on the impregnable Lubylan fortress, where his family is held.

The Journey

Under cover of a circus tour, Bruno prepares to return to his homeland. But before the journey even begins a murderer strikes twice. Somewhere in the circus there is a communist agent with orders to stop Bruno at any cost…

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