.jpg) First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Sarah Gainham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| Publisher | Eyre and Spottiswoode |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The Stone Roses is a 1959 spy thriller novel by the British writer Sarah Gainham. [1] It is set in Prague shortly after the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. [2]
Synopsis
In 1948 an agent goes missing in Czechoslovakia, British spy Toby Elyat is sent in under cover as a newspaper reporter to try and locate him. Before long he is entangled with the operatives of the Soviet intelligence agency MGB.
References
Bibliography
- Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Sarah Gainham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| Publisher | Eyre and Spottiswoode |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The Stone Roses is a 1959 spy thriller novel by the British writer Sarah Gainham. [1] It is set in Prague shortly after the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. [2]
Synopsis
In 1948 an agent goes missing in Czechoslovakia, British spy Toby Elyat is sent in under cover as a newspaper reporter to try and locate him. Before long he is entangled with the operatives of the Soviet intelligence agency MGB.
References
Bibliography
- Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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| This article about a spy novel of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |