The Berlin Memorandum
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadow of the Berlin Wall, where trust is currency and betrayal is the only certainty, British secret agent Quiller is dispatched on a mission that could unravel a chilling neo-Nazi conspiracy at the heart of postwar Europe. The Berlin Memorandum — also published as The Quiller Memorandum — is a taut, ice-cold thriller set in the divided city of Berlin in 1965, pitting one man's razor-sharp instincts against an enemy who has perfected the art of invisibility. Adam Hall (the pen name of Elleston Trevor) constructs a narrative of relentless psychological tension, as Quiller, working alone and without the safety net of backup, closes in on a shadowy organisation known as Phoenix. A landmark of the spy fiction genre, this novel won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1966, standing as a formidable counterpoint to the glamour of James Bond — Quiller is cerebral, solitary, and brutally pragmatic. Hall's prose is spare and precise, mirroring the dangerous economy of his protagonist's world, where a single misstep means death. A Book Society Choice upon its original publication, The Berlin Memorandum remains a masterclass in Cold War paranoia that leaves the reader questioning who, if anyone, can truly be trusted.
Author: Adam Hall
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Collins
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadow of the Berlin Wall, where trust is currency and betrayal is the only certainty, British secret agent Quiller is dispatched on a mission that could unravel a chilling neo-Nazi conspiracy at the heart of postwar Europe. The Berlin Memorandum — also published as The Quiller Memorandum — is a taut, ice-cold thriller set in the divided city of Berlin in 1965, pitting one man's razor-sharp instincts against an enemy who has perfected the art of invisibility. Adam Hall (the pen name of Elleston Trevor) constructs a narrative of relentless psychological tension, as Quiller, working alone and without the safety net of backup, closes in on a shadowy organisation known as Phoenix. A landmark of the spy fiction genre, this novel won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1966, standing as a formidable counterpoint to the glamour of James Bond — Quiller is cerebral, solitary, and brutally pragmatic. Hall's prose is spare and precise, mirroring the dangerous economy of his protagonist's world, where a single misstep means death. A Book Society Choice upon its original publication, The Berlin Memorandum remains a masterclass in Cold War paranoia that leaves the reader questioning who, if anyone, can truly be trusted.