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Available
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Publication
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (1958), 307 pages
Description
A phone call prompts Bill Lammiter, a young American playwright, to follow a former girlfriend to Rome. There Lammiter saves a mysterious Italian girl from a beating. A kidnapping, a battle in a Renaissance villa, a shrewd gamekeeper, a chance snapshot and a touring preppy contribute to the excitement and suspense of this Cold War thriller.
User reviews
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A young American goes to Italy in hopes of reuniting wth his former fiancee and finds se is now engaged to an Italian nobleman who may be involved in a drug ring. There are alsi indications of communist involvement. My mother liked MacInnes but I have ever been able to get interested in her work.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1958
Physical description
307 p.; 8.75 inches
ISBN
0151670013 / 9780151670017
Other editions
North from Rome by Helen Macinnes (Paperback)