Lion's Run: A NovelThe upper echelon of British Intelligence has just collapsed. Director-General Sir Kenneth Aubrey has been charged with treason. It seems a ludicrous mistake, until the damming evidence piles up: a videotape shows Aubrey begging the KGB for asylum and a top-secret Moscow file called Teardrop reveals a long-hidden history of Aubrey's treachery dating from 1946. Aubrey's survival depends on the only man who believes in his innocence: Patrick Hyde, his aide and bodyguard. |
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... stood almost at once , and held out a hand . Massinger moved toward him , conscious of an ache in his hip . Margaret's features betrayed anxiety . Babbington seemed to weigh and discard him , and to be almost amused at his infirmity ...
... stood almost at once , and held out a hand . Massinger moved toward him , conscious of an ache in his hip . Margaret's features betrayed anxiety . Babbington seemed to weigh and discard him , and to be almost amused at his infirmity ...
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... stood with his hand still gripping the handle ; whether for security or support he was uncertain . The darkened Mercedes remained still and lifeless , gathering menace . Two cars passed in quick succession , and then the road was silent ...
... stood with his hand still gripping the handle ; whether for security or support he was uncertain . The darkened Mercedes remained still and lifeless , gathering menace . Two cars passed in quick succession , and then the road was silent ...
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... stood beside him in the upstairs lounge at Schwechat . Two more SIS staff from Vienna Station stood on either side of them at a few yards distance . Viennese police officers hovered at a short distance , also awaiting the Tupo- lev's ...
... stood beside him in the upstairs lounge at Schwechat . Two more SIS staff from Vienna Station stood on either side of them at a few yards distance . Viennese police officers hovered at a short distance , also awaiting the Tupo- lev's ...
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