The Sleeper
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
A man washes ashore with no memory of who he is or where he came from — and in Holly Roth's gripping Cold War thriller The Sleeper, that blank slate becomes the most dangerous secret in the world. Published as part of the prestigious Inner Sanctum Mystery imprint, this taut narrative follows the investigation into a man whose identity may be the key to unravelling a deeply buried espionage conspiracy, drawing readers into a shadowy world of deception, intelligence agencies, and buried loyalties where nothing — and no one — can be taken at face value. Roth, who earned her reputation with the acclaimed The Content Assignment, writes with a precise, understated authority that strips the spy thriller down to its psychological essentials, prioritising character and atmosphere over melodrama. The Sleeper stands as a fine example of mid-century American crime fiction at its most intelligent — tense, cerebral, and laced with moral ambiguity — leaving the reader to question whether the truth, once uncovered, is something anyone was truly prepared to face.
Author: Holly Roth
Format: Hardback
Published: 1955, Simon & Schuster
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
A man washes ashore with no memory of who he is or where he came from — and in Holly Roth's gripping Cold War thriller The Sleeper, that blank slate becomes the most dangerous secret in the world. Published as part of the prestigious Inner Sanctum Mystery imprint, this taut narrative follows the investigation into a man whose identity may be the key to unravelling a deeply buried espionage conspiracy, drawing readers into a shadowy world of deception, intelligence agencies, and buried loyalties where nothing — and no one — can be taken at face value. Roth, who earned her reputation with the acclaimed The Content Assignment, writes with a precise, understated authority that strips the spy thriller down to its psychological essentials, prioritising character and atmosphere over melodrama. The Sleeper stands as a fine example of mid-century American crime fiction at its most intelligent — tense, cerebral, and laced with moral ambiguity — leaving the reader to question whether the truth, once uncovered, is something anyone was truly prepared to face.