The Salamander
Author(s): Morris West
SECONDHAND BOOKS | Australian Fiction
An Italian general is found dead in his apartment. Next to his body is a small card inscribed with a salamander in a bed of flames. Is it suicide or murder?Dante Matucci, a captain in the Italian secret service, begins an investigation that leads him into a maze of political violence and intrigue. He meets the general's former mistress, Lili Anders, and embarks on a dangerous affair with the beautiful one-time spy. Soon he is drawn into the net of the great Salamander himself, millionaire industrialist Bruno Manzini, who is pitting his wits against the elaborate machinery threatening Italy's government.In a game of high stakes, how much is Matucci prepared to pay to survive?
1974. Reprint. A near fine copy only marked by light rubbing to the board edges. The d/w is unclipped and also near fine.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : heinemann
- : heinemann
- : January 1974
- : books
Special Fields
- : 304
- : 823
- : Hardback
- : Morris West