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Amber Nine

John Gardner

1966176 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1966
first published
  • 1966Viking Press · 182 pages · ENG
  • 1966Muller · 222 pages · ENG
  • 1968Fawcett · 176 pages · ENG
  • 1980Star Books · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780352304605
  • 2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781523298082
  • 2005Ulverscroft Large Print · 371 pages · ENGISBN 9780750523523

Just when Boysie Oakes thinks he is out of the liquidating business, he finds himself on the sunny shores of Lake Maggiore. His task? To make sure that a Member of Parliament breathes his last breath. But a straightforward mission start to go awry when his mark turns up dead without Boysie lifting a finger. Who killed him? And why? It is only when he is introduced to a sadistic finishing school, run by the mysterious and dangerous Doctor Klara Thirel, that the mystery starts to unravel. Surrounded by troubled girls galore, including a certain Petronella Witching, Boysie is pulled into the biggest espionage foul-up of the century. With the help of Petronella, as well as a handful of self-important, and at times incompetent secret agents, Boysie dives into the mysteries behind the dead Member of Parliament, the sexually charged finishing school, and – most of all – who and what is behind the top-secret Amber Nine.

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