This fascinating vintage 1968 paperback edition of The Cold War Swap by Ross Thomas is a thriller set during the Cold War. It features Americans Michael Padillo and Mac McCorkle who run a bar in West Germany, with Padillo also being a secret US agent. McCorkle gets drawn into Padillo's world of espionage, which involves retrieving defectors via Checkpoint Charlie and leads to kidnapping, murder, and double-crosses. This copy is in used vintage condition with some minor wear and creases to the edges of the cover along with a small surface tear near the bottom edge of the cover. There is a "paid" stamp inside the front cover, but no torn or marked pages and excellent overall color quality.
Paperback, 176 pages
4.2 x 7 inches
This fascinating vintage 1968 paperback edition of The Cold War Swap by Ross Thomas is a thriller set during the Cold War. It features Americans Michael Padillo and Mac McCorkle who run a bar in West Germany, with Padillo also being a secret US agent. McCorkle gets drawn into Padillo's world of espionage, which involves retrieving defectors via Checkpoint Charlie and leads to kidnapping, murder, and double-crosses. This copy is in used vintage condition with some minor wear and creases to the edges of the cover along with a small surface tear near the bottom edge of the cover. There is a "paid" stamp inside the front cover, but no torn or marked pages and excellent overall color quality.
Paperback, 176 pages
4.2 x 7 inches
