Fülszöveg
A Prince, his mistress, a Nazi spy, a Soviet assassin, an American hero - all on a ship that is riding the waves of passión, scandal and intrigue.
In 1935, while Europe rolls with turmoil, a p>arty of decadent English aristocrats sail blithefully west. Headed by self-absorbed Edward, Prince of Wales,
and his new American mistress, Wallis Warfield Simpson, the voyage is meant tokeep soon-to-be-king Edward out of trouble — but the liner they've chosen is awash with intrigue. For among the, on-board gathering — which includes the Mountbattens, the Count and Countess von Kresse, Hollywood star Nora Gwynne, Charles Lindbergh, and a hőst of hangers-on and Nazis — lurks none óther than Stalin's ablest assassin, who is there not to play, but to work.
Heroes will have their day and passión will have its nights, and before the gala excursion intő peril is over, all will have a moment to shine in this glittering, suspenseful, and highly entertaining növel.
"A full cargo of intrigue,...
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Fülszöveg
A Prince, his mistress, a Nazi spy, a Soviet assassin, an American hero - all on a ship that is riding the waves of passión, scandal and intrigue.
In 1935, while Europe rolls with turmoil, a p>arty of decadent English aristocrats sail blithefully west. Headed by self-absorbed Edward, Prince of Wales,
and his new American mistress, Wallis Warfield Simpson, the voyage is meant tokeep soon-to-be-king Edward out of trouble — but the liner they've chosen is awash with intrigue. For among the, on-board gathering — which includes the Mountbattens, the Count and Countess von Kresse, Hollywood star Nora Gwynne, Charles Lindbergh, and a hőst of hangers-on and Nazis — lurks none óther than Stalin's ablest assassin, who is there not to play, but to work.
Heroes will have their day and passión will have its nights, and before the gala excursion intő peril is over, all will have a moment to shine in this glittering, suspenseful, and highly entertaining növel.
"A full cargo of intrigue, lust, and the strange ways of the rich and famous" Kirkus Reviews
Vissza