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Our Man in Havana

by: Graham Greene (author)

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Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman, was short of money. His daughter had reached an expensive age - so he accepted Hawthorne's offer of $500-plus a month... and became Agent 59200/5, M.I.6's man in Havana. To keep the job, Wormold pretends to recruit sub-agents and sends fake stories. Then the... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Pages no: 220

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Humor, Comedy, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, 20th Century, Mystery, Spy Thriller, Espionage, Thriller

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