INTRODUCING A CLASSIC SPY THRILLER FEATURING ASSASSIN-FOR-HIRE AUGUSTUS MANDRELL.

France, 1944.

The fun-loving, fast-talking assassin-for-hire takes on his most daring mission yet.

Augustus Mandrell forms a troupe of dancing girls to gain access to an American prisoner-of-war camp in Welborn, France.

He’s accepted a commission to take down General LaCorte, a turncoat French officer who’s a prisoner there. But all does not go smoothly.

An envelope containing four dazzling rubies worth a small fortune is promised to Mandrell in exchange for sparing LaCorte’s life. Instead, Mandrell hatches a new plan to secure both the death of General LaCorte and the sparkling rubies.

But Major Proferra, the commanding officer at Welborn, is onto Mandrell. A search party is dispatched — they’re coming for him.

With nowhere to hide, it looks like Mandrell is done for.

But this is Augustus Mandrell. Master of disguise and an expert assassin. Always two steps ahead, leaving his targets one step behind — or six feet under . . .

Fans of Len Deighton, Ian Fleming, George Macdonald Fraser and Frederick Forsyth will devour this classic spy series full of twists.

Please note this edition includes a new introduction by award-winning crime writer Mike Ripley.