The Sleeper
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1959.
The Sleeper deals with the events that follow a Communist sleeper agent's betrayal of his country. A freelance journalist, a lovely young woman, and all of the intelligence agencies in America try to find a confidential message that spy "Buddy" Hollister had stolen from the military. Published in 1953, in the heat of Cold War paranoia, this is a novel about ambiguities. There is little action, and most of what remains is offstage, but the search for the message escalates into suspense.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor wear to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1959.
The Sleeper deals with the events that follow a Communist sleeper agent's betrayal of his country. A freelance journalist, a lovely young woman, and all of the intelligence agencies in America try to find a confidential message that spy "Buddy" Hollister had stolen from the military. Published in 1953, in the heat of Cold War paranoia, this is a novel about ambiguities. There is little action, and most of what remains is offstage, but the search for the message escalates into suspense.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor wear to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1959.
The Sleeper deals with the events that follow a Communist sleeper agent's betrayal of his country. A freelance journalist, a lovely young woman, and all of the intelligence agencies in America try to find a confidential message that spy "Buddy" Hollister had stolen from the military. Published in 1953, in the heat of Cold War paranoia, this is a novel about ambiguities. There is little action, and most of what remains is offstage, but the search for the message escalates into suspense.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor wear to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
