Getting Even

by Edward Samuel Behr

In this riveting and suspensefule novel, whose author is as familiar with embassies and government official as he is with the underground network of Paris, London, Washington and Hong Kong, the action moves swiftly to an enthralling and ironic climax.

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Edward Samuel Behr was a journalist; he worked primarily as a foreign & war correspondent. He began his career in the early 1950s with the Reuters news agency, then worked for Time-Life, serving as bureau chief in several cities around the world for Time Magazine. He then took a position with Newsweek in 1965 as Asia bureau chief, based in Hong Kong. Later in his career, Mr. Behr also made a number of documentaries for the BBC. He wrote several books during his life on various subjects, including a memoir which was published in 1978.