it Seems Innocent Enough. A Disgraced British Colonel Bequeaths A Mysterious Letter To His Only Son. But The Moment Adam Scott Opens The Yellowing Envelope, He Sets Into Motion A Deadly Chain Of Events That Threatens To Shake The Very Foundations Of The Free World.
within Days, Adam's Lover Is Brutally Murdered And He's Running For His Life Through The Great Cities Of Europe, Pursued Not Only By The Kgb, But By The Cia And His Own Countrymen As Well. Their Common Intent Is To Kill Him Before The Truth Comes Out. While Powerful Men In Smoke-filled Rooms Plot Ever More Ingenious Means Of Destroying Him, Adam Finds Himself Betrayed And Abandoned Even By Those He Holds Most Dear.
when At Last He Comes To Understand What He Is In Possession Of, He's Even More Determined To Protect It, For It's More Than A Matter Of Life And Death-it's A Matter Of Honor.
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in 1966, Adam Scott, An Unemployed British Ex-army Officer With An Uncertain Future, Attends The Reading Of His Disgraced Father's Will. Part Of His Inheritance Is A Letter Detailing The Events Of Hermann Goering's Suicide And Two Unopened Letters From The Nazi General Giving Him Access To A Swiss Bank Vault And The Valuable Russian Icon It Contains. However, A Veritable State Secret Is Concealed In The Painting And The Kgb And The Cia Both Want It Before The Expiry Of A Crucial Deadline. Scott's Perilous Journey Across Europe To The Questionable Safety Of England Is By Plane, Car, Foot, Bus, Ambulance, Van, And Ferry As He Stays One Step Ahead Of Death With The Assistance Of Farmers, Salesmen, Racing Cyclists, Hoodlums, And An Entire Orchestra. An Epic Chase Thriller Tidily Concluded With A Series Of Neat Twists. Highly Recommended. Literary Guild Main Selection. John North, L.r.c., Ryerson Polytechnical Inst., Toronto