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| Author | Peter Cheyney |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| Publisher | Collins (1942 UK) Dodd, Mead (1943 US) |
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| Followed by | The Stars Are Dark |
Dark Duet is a 1942 spy thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney.[1] Cheyney had become known for his hardboiled crime thrillers featuring Lemmy Caution and Slim Callaghan, but this novel was his first fully-fledged espionage novel.[2] The novel is set in wartime London, Lisbon and Ireland. It was published in the United States with the alternative title The Counterspy Murders.
Synopsis
Two British counter-intelligence officers track a network of German agents which they learn is based out of Dublin.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Panek, LeRoy. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980. Popular Press, 1981.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Wark, Wesley K. Spy Fiction, Spy Films and Real Intelligence. Routledge, 2013.
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