Secret Mission To Bangkok
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadowy world of Cold War intrigue, Secret Mission to Bangkok thrusts readers into the dangerous and exotic streets of Southeast Asia, where intelligence operative Hugh North navigates a treacherous web of espionage, double agents, and geopolitical tension. Van Wyck Mason's propulsive narrative pitches his seasoned hero against adversaries who are as cunning as they are ruthless, making every calculated move a matter of life and death against the vibrant, perilous backdrop of Bangkok. Mason, one of America's most prolific and celebrated spy thriller writers of the mid-twentieth century, chronicles North's adventures with a masterful blend of authenticity and high-octane suspense that defined the genre for a generation of readers. His prose is lean and purposeful, steeped in the atmosphere of real-world geopolitics and the tradecraft of international espionage. A titan of the adventure thriller, Mason's work stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the great spy fiction of its era — leaving the reader to wonder just how many of North's missions were closer to reality than fiction.
Author: Van Wyck Mason
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Robert Hale Limited
Genre: Thriller
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadowy world of Cold War intrigue, Secret Mission to Bangkok thrusts readers into the dangerous and exotic streets of Southeast Asia, where intelligence operative Hugh North navigates a treacherous web of espionage, double agents, and geopolitical tension. Van Wyck Mason's propulsive narrative pitches his seasoned hero against adversaries who are as cunning as they are ruthless, making every calculated move a matter of life and death against the vibrant, perilous backdrop of Bangkok. Mason, one of America's most prolific and celebrated spy thriller writers of the mid-twentieth century, chronicles North's adventures with a masterful blend of authenticity and high-octane suspense that defined the genre for a generation of readers. His prose is lean and purposeful, steeped in the atmosphere of real-world geopolitics and the tradecraft of international espionage. A titan of the adventure thriller, Mason's work stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the great spy fiction of its era — leaving the reader to wonder just how many of North's missions were closer to reality than fiction.