What do you think?
Rate this book
Bearer Plot
Nothing is what it seems…
Nicholas Maasten thinks he has made any easy score when someone pawns some rare stamps in his antique shop.
He knows he can double his return.
All he had to do was drive to Spain and sell the stamps to the Marques de Maerez.
That morning, it appeared as simple as that.
But then everything went wrong.
The Marques de Maerez involves Maasten in a twenty-five-year-old web of financial intrigue that spread across Europe just before he dies, leaving Maasten holding the bag, although not literally, as the case that held the stamps goes missing.
Alternately helped and hindered by the Maerez’s beautiful wife, the Marquesa, he is manoeuvred into a world of numbered bank accounts and bearer shares until he discovers that the Marquesa’s promises are as counterfeit as her husband’s passport.
But by then he has met Dael, an Israeli secret agent, whose special brand of helplessness was backed up by a Schmeisser.
As the intrigue around him gets ever more intense, Maasten realises that nothing is as it first appeared, not even the stamps…
The Bearer Plot is a gripping thriller that will draw you into its web of secrets and lies.
Nicholas Maasten thinks he has made any easy score when someone pawns some rare stamps in his antique shop.
He knows he can double his return.
All he had to do was drive to Spain and sell the stamps to the Marques de Maerez.
That morning, it appeared as simple as that.
But then everything went wrong.
The Marques de Maerez involves Maasten in a twenty-five-year-old web of financial intrigue that spread across Europe just before he dies, leaving Maasten holding the bag, although not literally, as the case that held the stamps goes missing.
Alternately helped and hindered by the Maerez’s beautiful wife, the Marquesa, he is manoeuvred into a world of numbered bank accounts and bearer shares until he discovers that the Marquesa’s promises are as counterfeit as her husband’s passport.
But by then he has met Dael, an Israeli secret agent, whose special brand of helplessness was backed up by a Schmeisser.
As the intrigue around him gets ever more intense, Maasten realises that nothing is as it first appeared, not even the stamps…
The Bearer Plot is a gripping thriller that will draw you into its web of secrets and lies.
224 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 1972
12 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
May 24, 2017
Better than Bond
I found this book deliciously retro. Better than Bond - Maasten is a much more interesting and likeable character. He can handle himself like a spy, but he's a decent guy with a sense of humour. The escapade is fast-paced, and races through the countries of Europe. It felt amazingly real, and brought me back to a time before the Berlin wall came down, when I had traveled through those very countries. Reminded me of Len Deighton If you enjoy a peek back to the days of the cold war and Checkpoint Charlie, you'll love this book.
I found this book deliciously retro. Better than Bond - Maasten is a much more interesting and likeable character. He can handle himself like a spy, but he's a decent guy with a sense of humour. The escapade is fast-paced, and races through the countries of Europe. It felt amazingly real, and brought me back to a time before the Berlin wall came down, when I had traveled through those very countries. Reminded me of Len Deighton If you enjoy a peek back to the days of the cold war and Checkpoint Charlie, you'll love this book.
November 27, 2016
First published in 1972, The Bearer Plot features a slightly down market version of James Bond…older car, fewer women, plain toys, but Nick Maasten clearly knows how to find adventure.
Author Sela spins a racy tale, a financial thriller with a deadly edge. Not quite a history mystery but set in the 70’s, it’s a ride to the past, less technology but plenty of suspense, threat and well played con-artistry. The foreword has a list of these punchy, amusing stories and I hope to read more. Good entertainment.
Don Graves, Canadian Mystery Reviews
Author Sela spins a racy tale, a financial thriller with a deadly edge. Not quite a history mystery but set in the 70’s, it’s a ride to the past, less technology but plenty of suspense, threat and well played con-artistry. The foreword has a list of these punchy, amusing stories and I hope to read more. Good entertainment.
Don Graves, Canadian Mystery Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews