Helen MacInnes

Helen MacInnes was a Scottish-American author known for her espionage novels. Her works often featured intricate plots and were praised for their realism and attention to detail. She was one of the most popular writers of spy fiction during the mid-20th century.

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  1. 1. Above Suspicion

    It is the summer of 1939. Young Oxford don Richard Myles and his wife Frances plan their usual vacation on the continent but at a Foreign Office friend's request they agree to serve as messengers to a man involved in rescue work and anti-Nazi espionage who has gone missing. Their qualifications are minimal, limited to Richard's superb memory and their innocent appearance, and from Paris to Innsbruck and beyond they travel across a continent on the brink of war into ever deeper danger.

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