Naunton Wayne
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A nice, tweedy old English woman disappears from her compartment on a European train. A young woman who wonders why becomes frantic when everyone tells her there never was such a person. A young man comes to her aid and they solve a criss-cross puzzle of espoinage, counter-espionage and attempted assassination.
Series
Criterion collection volume 523
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A twisting, turning, cloak-and-dagger delight, combining comedy, romance and thrills with the greatest of ease. [A] World War II journey from Prague to England to the Swiss Alps as Nazis pursue a Czech scientist and his daughter who are being aided by a debonair British undercover agent"--Container.