Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket.

A riveting novel of espionage and war set against the backdrop of the cold war. In the early 1960s, the Berlin Wall is still standing and the world is divided between the Soviet Union and the United States. John Ames is a CIA agent stationed in West Berlin, and he is in danger of being discovered by the KGB. Ames has been assigned to sabotage the Soviet Union's nuclear program, but he is also in love with a Russian woman named Nina. One night, Nina invites Ames to come see her at her apartment on the other side of the Wall. Ames agrees and is immediately arrested by the KGB. He is tortured and then sentenced to death. But before he is executed, Ames is rescued by the CIA and he goes on to become one of the agency's most successful agents.; 8vo; $5.00.

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