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      The Black Spiders

      by John Creasey
      Published
      Apr 2012
      Main Genre
      Thriller Thriller
      Pages
      204
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      About This Book

      In this classic spy thriller from an Edgar Award–winning author, a journalist goes undercover for British agency Department Z and discovers a conspiracy.

      When the sound of gunfire wakes Nigel Murray in the middle of the night, he discovers two gun-wielding strangers and a woman, half-drowned in the well beneath his window. Easily disarming the threat, Murray rescues the woman, only to discover the young beauty is none other than the kidnapped niece of the leader of Canna, a peaceful island in the British Commonwealth now stirring with political unrest. Called in by the elite secret service Department Z to help stop the overthrow of Canna's government, Murray finds himself caught up in a web of conspiracy and treason, a danger only deepened by his loyalty to the woman whose life is in hands.

      Praise for John Creasey
      "A splendid achievement." —The New York Times
      "Phenomenal." —Life
      "Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance." —The Times Literary Supplement

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction Suspense

      Subgenres

      Fantasy Mystery Thriller

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      First Edition Apr 2012 House of Stratus ISBN13 9780755123933 ISBN10 075512393X
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      Sep 2024 Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. ISBN13 9781504092722 ISBN10 1504092724
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      Mar 2012 Agora Books ISBN13 9781914905414 ISBN10 1914905415
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      Mar 2012 House of Stratus ISBN10 B007GTV8MM
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      Apr 2012 House of Stratus, Incorporated ISBN13 9780755131624 ISBN10 0755131622
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      Nov 2023 Open Road Publishing ISBN13 9781504089890 ISBN10 1504089898
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      Dec 1978 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN13 9780708902349 ISBN10 0708902340
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