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A Different Drummer
A highly placed mole within the British secret services activates a daring plan to subvert Western intelligence-gathering operations and bring the precarious US/SA alliance to its knees, thus paving the way for the KGB to emerge as the dominant force in the power struggle.
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First published February 1, 1987
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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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February 29, 2012Listening to this book on tape. Picked it up by accident, thinking the author was Dlyde Edgerton. I think this is the first spy adventure I have ever read and had me intrigued pretty quickly.
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