Brainwash: A Novel Of Suspense
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight.
A taut mid-century thriller, Brainwash: A Novel of Suspense by John Roeburt plunges readers into a world of psychological manipulation and Cold War-era paranoia. The narrative chronicles the harrowing ordeal of a protagonist subjected to mind-control techniques, raising urgent questions about identity, free will, and the fragility of the human psyche under duress. Roeburt, a prolific author and attorney known for his hard-edged crime fiction, brings a sharp, procedural authenticity to the story, grounding its more sensational elements in a believable and unsettling reality. The prose moves at a relentless pace, building suspense through tightly wound plotting and morally complex characters who blur the line between victim and perpetrator. A compelling artifact of its era, the novel captures the anxieties of a society grappling with the terrifying possibility that the mind itself could become a battlefield.
Author: John Roeburt
Format: Hardback
Published: 1958, Ure Smith · Sydney
Genre: Thriller
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight.
A taut mid-century thriller, Brainwash: A Novel of Suspense by John Roeburt plunges readers into a world of psychological manipulation and Cold War-era paranoia. The narrative chronicles the harrowing ordeal of a protagonist subjected to mind-control techniques, raising urgent questions about identity, free will, and the fragility of the human psyche under duress. Roeburt, a prolific author and attorney known for his hard-edged crime fiction, brings a sharp, procedural authenticity to the story, grounding its more sensational elements in a believable and unsettling reality. The prose moves at a relentless pace, building suspense through tightly wound plotting and morally complex characters who blur the line between victim and perpetrator. A compelling artifact of its era, the novel captures the anxieties of a society grappling with the terrifying possibility that the mind itself could become a battlefield.