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"The new master of the espionage novel." - WESTERN MORNING NEWS
"Superior stuff - taut, well-observed, original." - THE TIMES
"Fast-moving thriller of sexual blackmail." - TODAY
"Suspense builds from start to finish - the author will rank alongside le Carre, Deighton and Follett." - WEST COAST REVIEW OF BOOKS
"The unmistakable stamp of authenticity - he writes supremely well." - WESTERN MORNING NEWS
"The women are not mere decorations - they are at the heart of the action" - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
DR NAZIM KHAN - THE SECRETIVE MASTERMIND OF PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME
And the target of British Intelligence officer Sarah Cable, now twenty-six, ambitious and strikingly attractive. Her task is to worm her way into his trust - if need be, via his bed . . .
The job is distasteful, vital and dangerous. One agent is already dead. Three more await public execution.
But there are greater dangers. In Moscow, Gorbachev, struggling to withdraw from Afghanistan, faces revolt from the Soviet military, still determined to crush the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. An unstable nuclear-armed Pakistan could be drawn in and set half the world ablaze. Sarah's courage, ingenuity - and her humanity - are about to be tested to breaking point.
"Superior stuff - taut, well-observed, original." - THE TIMES
"Fast-moving thriller of sexual blackmail." - TODAY
"Suspense builds from start to finish - the author will rank alongside le Carre, Deighton and Follett." - WEST COAST REVIEW OF BOOKS
"The unmistakable stamp of authenticity - he writes supremely well." - WESTERN MORNING NEWS
"The women are not mere decorations - they are at the heart of the action" - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
DR NAZIM KHAN - THE SECRETIVE MASTERMIND OF PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME
And the target of British Intelligence officer Sarah Cable, now twenty-six, ambitious and strikingly attractive. Her task is to worm her way into his trust - if need be, via his bed . . .
The job is distasteful, vital and dangerous. One agent is already dead. Three more await public execution.
But there are greater dangers. In Moscow, Gorbachev, struggling to withdraw from Afghanistan, faces revolt from the Soviet military, still determined to crush the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. An unstable nuclear-armed Pakistan could be drawn in and set half the world ablaze. Sarah's courage, ingenuity - and her humanity - are about to be tested to breaking point.
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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June 19, 2013
Good story but poor characterization. Hartland seemed to have a very limited knowledge about Pakistani culture (He should have consulted someone who has basic knowledge about Pakistani culture). He made some very childish blunders at a couple of places. For instance, at one place, Dr. Khan (a Pakistani) answers "Namaste" in reply to his wife's "Assalam o Alaikum". Correct answer for a muslim is "Wa'alaikum us Salam"; "Namaste" is a Hindu counterpart of Muslim greeting. At another place, author shows coal operated railway engine running in Pakistan, which had ceased to exist many years ago.
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