| Edition |
2024 edition. |
| Description |
xii, 248 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"Herald Classics." |
| Contents |
Introduction / Alex Segura -- The road to Damascus -- On Slay Down -- The spoilers -- The cat cracker -- Trembling's tours -- The headmaster -- Heilige Nacht -- "Upon the king ..." -- Cross-over -- Prometheus unbound -- A prince of Abyssinia. |
| Summary |
Miss Marple meets John le Carre in these linked short stories of espionage and mystery, with two middle-aged British Intelligence agents (and a dog!) as sleuths. Game Without Rules features Samuel Behrens and Daniel Calder, two secret British Intelligence operatives who work in the "E" (External) Branch of the Joint Services Standing Intelligence Committee. Under the direction of Mr. Fortescue--a mild-mannered bank manager and secret spy-master--Behrens and Calder will sleuth, entrap, and, if necessary, assassinate whomever dares to threaten the peace of Britain and its inhabitants. Whether they are investigating the identity of a dead officer in a secret bunker, infiltrating a dangerous circle of fellow spies, or rescuing a double agent, Behrens and Calder will keep the realm safe with precision, efficiency, and British camaraderie. |
| Awards |
Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger Award, 1994 |
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Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award,1988 |
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Life Achievement Anthony Award, 1990 |
| Subject |
Intelligence officers -- Fiction.
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National security -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories, English.
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| Genre/Form |
Spy fiction.
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Short stories.
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Linked stories.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Segura, Alex, 1980- author of introduction. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjDqKdXYYB4q9Qm4PhxQ4q
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| ISBN |
9781454954262 (paperback) |
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1454954264 (paperback) |
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