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Commissioned in 1960 by the acclaimed film producer Dino De Laurentiis, an enthralling story of espionage and personal relationships with a Japanese setting spanning the years from 1910 to just after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Francis Durbridge (1912-1998) was the twentieth century's foremost writer of thrillers for radio and television. His radio serials are still broadcast today, and his novels and stage plays remain popular worldwide.
He is best known as the creator of the detective Paul Temple and television serials that achieved record viewing figures such as The World of Tim Frazer, Melissa, Bat Out of Hell and The Desperate People.
Other Books By Francis Durbridge
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