Borderline Case - Hardcover

A Borderline Case

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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 210 pages. 320 grams. First Edition. Gollancz Yellow Jacket. Book is in good ex-library condition with associated markings and attachments. Dust jacket is in good condition with only light wear. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic removable non-adhesive protective covering. 'Mysterious and frequent earth tremors are occurring on the Chinese side of the frontier with Pakistan; presumably underground nuclear explosions. British Intelligence want to know what's going on. So they dispatch their top agent, Brodie, to the Hunza Valley (the original of Shangr-la), where a WHO team is investigating an outbreak of a new and deadly kind of flu. Brodie has taken a crash course in virology, as his cover; ostensibly he has been sent to join the WHO team. Soon he begins to suspect that the so-called flu may in some way be linked with the explosions. The on-the-spot research into the cause of the epidemic becomes a fascinating detective story in itself, and has startling repercussions. The narrative takes us across the frontier into China, and back again in a journey of epic endurance. Mr McLeave does full justice, too, to the magnificence of the setting, the mountains of the Roof Of The World, and his story includes many intriguing developments - the clue of the shepherd boy's pet mongoose, the meeting with the oldenst man in the world. Here is a spy thriller that is also a splendidly written tale of high adventure.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction, Modern First Editions.; Fiction, Mystery. ISBN: 057502626X. ISBN/EAN: 9780575026261. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002473. Seller Inventory # 002473

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