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The Canceled Czech

Lawrence Block

1984 · EN

Evan Tanner ran head-first into a piece of shrapnel in Korea, and now he can't sleep. Ever. Which can be an asset for a dedicated linguist, term paper forger, thief, lost cause enthusiast . . . Spy.Tanner takes on jobs for a covert intelligence organization so secret that even those who work for it have no idea who they're working for. Now his nameless supervisor wants him to sneak behind the Iron Curtain, storm an impregnable castle in Prague (alone!), and rescue an old Slovak who's got a pressing date with a hangman's noose.The trouble is the prisoner is an unrepentant Nazi who makes Goering look like Mister Rogers. Tanner hates Nazis. If he's caught (which is likely) the U.S. will deny that they know him. And Tanner will be executed. After being tortured, no doubt. All in all, there are many excellent reasons why Tanner should refuse this assignment.So, naturally, he says yes.

Editions · 6

Hardback
1994 · Otto Penzler Books
186 pp · EN
9781562870669
Audiobook
2000 · Chivers Audio Books
EN
9780792723301
Audiobook
2002 · Sound Library
EN
9780792798804
Ebook
2007 · HarperCollins
EN
9780061448010
Paperback
2007
203 pp · EN
9780061258077
Paperback
2007 · Harper
203 pp · EN
9780061258077

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