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Puppet on a Chain

by Alistair MacLean · 1969

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From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic.

Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king.

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With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; women in distress and above all - murder.

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Setting
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 222 pages

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