Used paperback in fair condition. Cover with plastic which has caused sticky tape damage to inside front- and back cover and the flyleaf and endpaper. Pages show minimal wear but does have normal age discolouration. Ink inscriptions on flyleaf. 221 pages. Published by Fontana Books, 1970. ISBN n/a.

Paul Tancred, First Secretary at the American Embassy in Beirut, walks a tightrope. On either side, war is imminent. Caught between a passionate desire for peace and loyalty to an old friend and in love with an Arab girl, Paul is sucked into a whirlpool of espionage and violence.