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Harlot's Ghost
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I have always thought 'Harlot's Ghost' one of the best spy stories ever written. As always, of course Miller's writing is superb but it's the one and only espionage-related story he ever wrote--all 1,277 pages. Whenever I am asked to quote my favorite first lines of any novel I have read I always quote Miller's first lines in Harlot's....'On a late- winter evening in 1983, while driving through fog along the Maine coast, recollections of old campfires began to drift into the March mist, and I thought of the Abnaki Indians of the Algonquin tribe who dwelt near Bangor a thousand years ago. Roger Croft [The Wayward Spy etc.]
Not to derail this but any more Michael Vaux novels Mr Croft? I have read them all!
Back to the topic - The Ghost by Jefferson Morley is a great book on Angleton.
To Brian:Thanks.....the Vaux series now comprises six books and the one I enjoyed writing the most is the latest--TREACHERY ON THE NILE [apologies to the great Agatha].
The seventh novel--probably the final story--in currently incubating....planned trip to North Africa will hopefully ignite some inspiration!!!!
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