Raven and the Kamikaze

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The last thing Raven expected — or wanted — was a call from Casimir Zaieski. The memory of saving him from arrest, and catapulting him into momentary fame was far too fresh in his mind. Zaieski meant trouble.
But Raven succumbs to his curiosity, accepts Zaieski's invitation to dinner, and finds himself stepping into what turns out to be a headlong chase — a race against time, with national and international complications.
As former detective inspector at Scotland Yard, Raven should have been prepared for Zaieski's complex scheme. Zaieski has summoned him to denounce Lamprecht, a fellow Pole whom he suspects of spying for the KGB. Though the evidence is full of holes, Lamprecht has reasons of his
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own to avoid any attention at all, and he runs for cover. Raven must track him down before disaster strikes — and disaster looms nearby.
John Raven's unorthodox adventures reach a climax of suspense in Raven and the Kamikaze.
DONALD... Tovább

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The last thing Raven expected — or wanted — was a call from Casimir Zaieski. The memory of saving him from arrest, and catapulting him into momentary fame was far too fresh in his mind. Zaieski meant trouble.
But Raven succumbs to his curiosity, accepts Zaieski's invitation to dinner, and finds himself stepping into what turns out to be a headlong chase — a race against time, with national and international complications.
As former detective inspector at Scotland Yard, Raven should have been prepared for Zaieski's complex scheme. Zaieski has summoned him to denounce Lamprecht, a fellow Pole whom he suspects of spying for the KGB. Though the evidence is full of holes, Lamprecht has reasons of his
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own to avoid any attention at all, and he runs for cover. Raven must track him down before disaster strikes — and disaster looms nearby.
John Raven's unorthodox adventures reach a climax of suspense in Raven and the Kamikaze.
DONALD MACKENZIE is a Canadian now living in England. He isthe author of Zaieski's Percentage, Raven in Flight, Raven and the Ratcatcher, The Spreewald Collection, and many other successful novels of suspense.
Jacket by Ned Glattauer
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Praise for Donald MacKenzie's thrillers featuring the remarkable RAVEN:
ZALESKrS PERCENTAGE
"One of the best thrillers yet from MacKenzie entertaining, suspensefuI, and witty." — Publishers Weekly
"Perfectly fascinating and perfectly written "
— Chicago Sun-Times
"Brilliant . . . exciting and full of characters who live in the mind long after their adventures are over." — Richard Lockridge
RAVEN IN FLIGHT
"MacKenzie has an amazing gift for storytelling . . . Raven is the type of unconventional detective whose adventures are always intriguing." —Medical News Magazine
"A steady build of suspense, vigorous climactic action — and all delivered with fine professional cool."
— Buffalo Evening News
RAVEN AND THE RATCATCHER
"Once you are hooked with Raven, the cool sophisticated ex-Scotland Yard cop, you are with him to the end . . ."
— Ben Healey, author of The Vespucci Papers
"Good news for thriller buffs so expertly plotted that readers will be guessing until the last minute whether Raven will get away to battle crime another day." —Publishers Weekly
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