When a good friend of Sam is shot in the back in the capital of Guyana, the explanation pointed to a overanxious journalist writing about CIA involvement in that South American nation. Upon arriving there to check out the facts, Sam discovers that there is far more going on than just eliminating a spy.
This was a real person, William B. Aarons, 1914-2002, the brother of Edward S. Aarons. But according to WBA’s son, and confirmed by their agent, WBA did not write any of the six books; they were all penned by Lawrence Hall. (Source: Al Hubin and Jeff Falco)