New PDF release: The Spy and the Thief: A Jeffery Rand and Nick Velvet

By Edward D. Hoch

ISBN-10: 1480456799

ISBN-13: 9781480456792

EISBN-13: 978-1-4804-5679-2

A double-barreled collection—two of Edward D. Hoch’s so much creative creations

In the headquarters of Britain’s overseas workplace, a secretary spies a tv actor creating a replica of a top-secret key. In an island republic, an intelligence operative is murdered simply mins sooner than exposing a Communist mole. And in a bustling japanese urban, the chilly battle reaches a turning element over a section of movie the dimensions of a pinhead. those are situations for C. Jeffery Rand, the fixer within Britain’s mystery carrier. he's vivid, ruthless, and shrewdpermanent sufficient by no means to be shocked by means of the depths to which an enemy undercover agent may sink.

Where Jeffery Rand is hard-nosed, Nick Velvet has a supple contact. A grasp thief, Velvet has a selected ability for stealing strange goods. the place usual thieves can be content material with jewels or financial institution notes, Velvet pilfers infrequent tigers, water from pools, and the letters on an organization sign.

In this assortment, you can find seven tales of Rand and 7 of Velvet—two exceptional males, one on both sides of the legislation, each one with a knack for doing the very unlikely

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I didn’t imagine it,” said Tess. “Something with fingers caught hold of my ankle. ” Tess’s tense expression relaxed and lightened into a smile. She was fighting this. “I’m sorry, Mr. Clarke. I won’t be a spoilsport. And, after all, what did anybody expect? That’s what we’re here for, isn’t it? ” “But—” “There was something there, Mr. Clarke. ” Two doors opened into the hall, one at the left and one at the right. We looked toward the door at the left, because a light had been switched on there.

This is Mrs. ” smiled Gwyneth. “I’ve been so wanting to meet you, Miss Fraser. I’m your chaperon, you know. You must be tired after that drive. ” “Thanks,” said Tess. ” The room at the left of the hall, it appeared, was the drawing-room. It was very long and spacious, with two of the big windows opening on the front driveway. Evidently as a concession to modernity, it had been furnished with rich but subdued heaviness: fitted carpet, deep chairs upholstered in wine-colored velvet, fat-bowled Chinese lamps on the side tables.

Clarke. But I could be much more keen about a week end in the country if it weren’t such foul weather. Just look at those windows! ” 45 Clarke stared at her. ” “Certainly not. That house has been vacant for upwards of seventeen years. It will take more than a month to put it in anything like a decent state of repair. No, no, no. I was merely, like a crafty host, planning ahead. ” He drew out a pocket diary and leafed through the pages. “What would you say to a Whitsuntide party? Whitsunday, this year, falls on May 17th.

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