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But his American hosts seem made of sterner stuff

But he never shows up and Sarah is forced to conduct a Missing Persons search for her own husband

The Straw Men is the most eagerly anticipated book of the year

from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra

the atheistic Daniel is wrestling with something his 'cold philosophy' cannot explain - something unearthly he thought he saw while swimming for help in the Pacific

Puppet on a chain Allen Lane But his American hosts seemFrom the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic. Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king. With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; women in distress and above all murder. 'In our business there is no such thing as a person who never makes a mistake.'