 Paperback original | |
| Author | Donald Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Raymond Pease |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Dell |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
Line of Fire is a thriller novel by Donald Hamilton.
| Paperback original | |
| Author | Donald Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Raymond Pease |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Dell |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
Line of Fire is a thriller novel by Donald Hamilton.
An assassination attempt carried out for a local crime boss by gun shop owner Paul Nyquist, is interrupted by a young woman. Among Hamilton's early works, it is easily as believable as Death of a Citizen, the origin of Hamilton's Helm series. Hamilton achieves here the difficult job of offering an Action-Adventure that requires no suspension of disbelief by the reader.
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