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ePub version. A fierce competition between a Houston and German company to build out a huge North Sea project. The usual wit, intelligence, and Emma Lathen cast of characters. John Putnam Thatcher... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0671499904
ISBN13:9780671499907
Release Date:November 1983
Publisher:Pocket Books
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
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Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense ThrillersCustomer Reviews
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Great look at mischief among the oil companies.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
John Putnam Thatcher gets involved in a kidnapping. Not as a victim, and certainly not as the bad guy, but as the one delivering the million and a half dollars in ransom to the Swiss bank where the terrorist group known as Black Tuesday will pick it up. Poor Thatcher. He likes a quiet life. But nothing goes his way. The ransom is picked up by a blond packbacker who immediately disappears. The terrorists remain quiet, but it takes weeks before the victim reappears. And when he does, the questions just become louder. Because the victim was the major figure in an important oil drilling contract for the North Sea in Scotland. His company wins the bid and are just beginning to get things ironed out when someone plants a bomb in his car. Then it turns out that he had never been kidnapped in the first place. So what happened to all that ransom money?I always like Emma Lathen's books, but since they are out of print, they are hard to find. I just got a copy of this one yesterday at a thrift store and I couldn't wait to read it. I hadn't ever read this one before and it was a real treat. I love her stuff. If you're a fan, I really recommend this one.
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