The Testament Of Caspar Schultz
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shadowy aftermath of the Second World War, a deadly secret threatens to shatter the fragile peace of a recovering world — and only one man stands between its exposure and catastrophe. The Testament of Caspar Schultz follows a relentless chase across Europe as British agent Paul Chavasse is dispatched to track down a manuscript left behind by a notorious Nazi war criminal, a document so explosive it could rewrite history and resurrect the darkest ideologies of the Third Reich. Higgins constructs a taut, breathless narrative that masterfully blends Cold War paranoia with wartime shadows, delivering terror and tragedy in equal measure on the trail of a deadly quarry. Jack Higgins — the pen name of prolific British thriller writer Harry Patterson — presents the kind of propulsive, morally charged storytelling that cemented his reputation as one of the true giants of the espionage genre. Originally published in 1962 and later reissued on the back of the phenomenal success of The Eagle Has Landed, this early Chavasse adventure illustrates Higgins' remarkable gift for atmospheric tension, lean prose, and heroes who operate in the grey zones between duty and conscience. Readers who believe they know the full cost of war may find themselves reconsidering everything by the final page.
Author: Jack Higgins
Format: Paperback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shadowy aftermath of the Second World War, a deadly secret threatens to shatter the fragile peace of a recovering world — and only one man stands between its exposure and catastrophe. The Testament of Caspar Schultz follows a relentless chase across Europe as British agent Paul Chavasse is dispatched to track down a manuscript left behind by a notorious Nazi war criminal, a document so explosive it could rewrite history and resurrect the darkest ideologies of the Third Reich. Higgins constructs a taut, breathless narrative that masterfully blends Cold War paranoia with wartime shadows, delivering terror and tragedy in equal measure on the trail of a deadly quarry. Jack Higgins — the pen name of prolific British thriller writer Harry Patterson — presents the kind of propulsive, morally charged storytelling that cemented his reputation as one of the true giants of the espionage genre. Originally published in 1962 and later reissued on the back of the phenomenal success of The Eagle Has Landed, this early Chavasse adventure illustrates Higgins' remarkable gift for atmospheric tension, lean prose, and heroes who operate in the grey zones between duty and conscience. Readers who believe they know the full cost of war may find themselves reconsidering everything by the final page.