Slow Burner
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Pages - some silverfish damage on fep; otherwise internally sound.
A taut work of British espionage fiction, Slow Burner introduces Colonel Charles Russell of the Security Executive, William Haggard's coolly intelligent series protagonist who navigates a world of political intrigue, quiet menace, and institutional power. The novel chronicles a threat emerging from the shadowy intersection of science and subversion, as Russell works to neutralize a danger that builds with the deliberate, understated tension the title promises. Haggard writes with the dry wit and patrician authority that distinguish his work from more sensational spy thrillers of the era, presenting a vision of espionage rooted in bureaucratic realism rather than flashy adventure. The prose is measured and ironic, reflecting Russell's own temperament — a man who understands that the most dangerous fires are those that smolder longest before they ignite. Fans of John le Carré's cerebral approach or the gentlemanly menace of Hammond Innes will find in Haggard a writer of considerable and underappreciated craft.
Author: William Haggard
Format: Hardback
Published: 1958, Cassell & Company Ltd
Genre: Thriller
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Pages - some silverfish damage on fep; otherwise internally sound.
A taut work of British espionage fiction, Slow Burner introduces Colonel Charles Russell of the Security Executive, William Haggard's coolly intelligent series protagonist who navigates a world of political intrigue, quiet menace, and institutional power. The novel chronicles a threat emerging from the shadowy intersection of science and subversion, as Russell works to neutralize a danger that builds with the deliberate, understated tension the title promises. Haggard writes with the dry wit and patrician authority that distinguish his work from more sensational spy thrillers of the era, presenting a vision of espionage rooted in bureaucratic realism rather than flashy adventure. The prose is measured and ironic, reflecting Russell's own temperament — a man who understands that the most dangerous fires are those that smolder longest before they ignite. Fans of John le Carré's cerebral approach or the gentlemanly menace of Hammond Innes will find in Haggard a writer of considerable and underappreciated craft.