Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelope being passed from one pair of hands to another in a Marylebone cafe, he knows he's witnessed more than an innocent encounter. But in relaying his suspicions to John Bachelor, who babysits retired spi
The Marylebone Drop
β Scribed by Herron, Mick
- Book ID
- 100129618
- Publisher
- Soho Press;Soho Crime
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Edition
- 16
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1641290145
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β¦ Synopsis
Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelope being passed from one pair of hands to another in a Marylebone cafΓ©, he knows he's witnessed more than an innocent encounter. But in relaying his suspicions to John Bachelor, who babysits retired spies like Solly for MI5, he sets in motion a train of events that will alter lives.
A drop, in spook parlance, is the passing on of secret information.
It's also what happens just before you hit the ground.
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