The story of a secret agent confronted with duplicity and bureaucracy from his own side while investigating a Soviet kidnap ring, it was published in 1962 and went on to sell millions of copies.
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Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
The book and its series have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
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