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| Author | Joe Andrew, V.C. Andrews |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy thriller, Fiction |
| Published | 6 July 1993 Simon & Schuster (US) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 432 p |
| ISBN | 978-0-671-79599-3 (US) |
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From the bookjacket
"After a recruiter for the National Security Agency goes AWOL, NSA information analyst T.C. Steele must track her down."
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