So Many Steps to Death
Tom Betterton, a young nuclear physicist, has disappeared, with no clues as to his fate. And he is just the latest British scientist to do so. His associates and wife are questioned but know nothing. When his wife dies in Morocco, the investigator on the case enlists the help of a woman on the...
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Tom Betterton, a young nuclear physicist, has disappeared, with no clues as to his fate. And he is just the latest British scientist to do so. His associates and wife are questioned but know nothing. When his wife dies in Morocco, the investigator on the case enlists the help of a woman on the verge of suicide to impersonate Mrs. Betterton and travel in her place. Can she pull it off? Will she find the missing scientists at the end of her journey? This story is based on the real-life espionage case in the 1950s of two scientists who turned against their countries to work for Communist Russia.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671434632 (0671434632)
Publisher: Pocket Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Fiction
Series: Mr. Jessop (#1)
Hilary Craven has lost everything that is dear to her and cannot contemplate life any longer. As she sets out to act on her despair, she is approached with a proposition... I said it before and I say it again: Dame Agatha did not write good spy thrillers. This another proof of it. Although, Destin...
My very first Agatha Christie book. I'll have to read more by this author to get a real sense of her style. For the most part it was an okay read.
AudiobookThis book seemed a bit of a departure from Agatha's previous books which I liked. Great ending.
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