The Hidden Target

by Helen Macinnes

Paperback, 1982

Status

Available

Series

Robert Renwick (2)

Genres

All Topics

Fiction

Publication

Fawcett (1982), Paperback

Description

For Nina O'Connell, a trip round the world was the holiday of a lifetime. Travelling in a group led by the attractive James Kiley and his friend Tony Shawfield, she is surprised when she runs into an old flame on a sunny Amsterdam street. But Robert Renwick, ex-army major attached to NATO, is not there by chance. He is on the hunt for two terrorists who have left a trail of bombings and murder in their wake, and now he must keep Nina safe while trying to discover their next target. Soon Nina is caught up in a grim game of life or death that stretches from the back streets of Bombay to the highest reaches of Washington's political elite.

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LibraryThing member FerneMysteryReader

Wonderful old mystery from (c) 1980 that could still be a part of today's headlines in 2018!

Within the folds of the mystery, there is also rich descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses and adds to the pleasures of reading in a very special way. Here's one small example...
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cool afternoon made pleasant walking around the sweep of Potomac waters called the Tidal Basin. Unpoetic name, thought Renwick, for a romantic spot. The encircling cherry trees, even when touched by early November, had delicacy and grace. Yellowed leaves loosened their hold on black branches, drifted gently to the grass below. Soon, bare slender arms would stretch to a winter sky, wait patiently for spring to come and cover them in sleeves of white-petaled silk."

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