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High stakes and desperate men

Ian Fleming

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About this book

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan Operation Cicero by L.C. Moyzisch <a href="https://openlibrary.org/works/OL85732W" target="_blank">From Russia, With Love</a> by Ian Fleming I, Benedic Arnold: The Anatomy of Treason by Cornel Lengyel Background to Danger by Eric Ambler Klaus Fuchs, from The Traitors by Alan Moorehead The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John leCarré

Who this is for

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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.

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A plot-driven with strong character, tense and immersive read.

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