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Peter Ashton #5
Warning Shot
An ominous bombing in Berlin calls Special Agent Peter Ashton back into the international spotlight in this spellbinding espionage thriller from an "expert stylist" ("The New York Times Book Review"). "Egleton's masterful storytelling and trademark style, combined with authentic detail, an inventive plot, and superb pacing, add up to yet another outstanding thriller".--"Booklist".
- GenresFiction
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Clive Egleton
59 books7 followersClive (Frederick William) Egleton was a British author of spy novels.
He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage. He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine. Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.
He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage. He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine. Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.
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December 9, 2011
In the style of Le Carre. A few too many characters, protagonist not well developed, moves quickly, good on intelligence/counterespionage.
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