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The Human Factor

1978·288 pages

Literary Fiction Mystery

classics espionage tense undercover mission

A leak is traced to a small sub-section of SIS, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle it is the end of the line anyway and time for him to retire with his African wife, Sarah.

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The Human Factor

Year

1978

Pages

288

Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller

Tags

classics espionage tense undercover mission

Description

A leak is traced to a small sub-section of SIS, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle it is the end of the line anyway and time for him to retire with his African wife, Sarah.

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