This is MacInnes's last novel, and in many ways it represents a departure from her normal path. For one thing, the amateur hero who is the central figure is actually a heroine -- rare for MacInnes. Another change is that a significant portion of the novel actually takes place inside the CIA's Langley HQ, instead of being entirely focused on a field operation. A respected journalist is invited to a Soviet propaganda conference...
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This book is the first that I've ever read by Helen MacInnes, and I was very impressed! I got so into the book that I missed a date and stayed up reading until the wee hours of the morning to finish the book. There is a lot of action, from Eastern Europe to the United States and Italy.
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