{"product_id":"2026100006639-secondhand-the-powder-barrel","title":"The Powder Barrel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st us ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage to edges and spine ends. Page Condition: Likely yellowed with age. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Intact. Stickers\/Labels: None visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut Cold War thriller from William Haggard, The Powder Barrel returns readers to the world of Colonel Charles Russell of the Security Executive, Britain's most quietly formidable intelligence operative. Set against a backdrop of international intrigue, political volatility, and barely contained violence, the novel uncovers a conspiracy with the potential to ignite catastrophic conflict. Haggard crafts his narrative with the measured precision of an insider — his prose is understated yet razor-sharp, presenting a world where power is exercised in shadows and diplomacy is merely war by another name. Acclaimed by Anthony Boucher of the New York Times as a master of the intelligence novel, Haggard illustrates with cool authority that the most dangerous weapons are often men, not machines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888018141403,"sku":"2026100006639-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/12cb9aff-123e-4f7e-929b-b1d346f0e5b4.png?v=1781753011","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006639-secondhand-the-powder-barrel","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}