A despondent woman is recruited for a dangerous impersonation mission to locate missing nuclear scientists amid Cold War intrigue in North Africa.
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A despondent woman is recruited for a dangerous impersonation mission to locate missing nuclear scientists amid Cold War intrigue in North Africa.
Hilary Craven has lost the will to live, Mrs Betterton is already dead. Then Hilary is asked to impersonate the dead woman and to trace her husband - a missing nuclear scientist - and her will to live returns. A faked air disaster, a string of radio-active pearls, a leper colony floundering in the dry heat of the Moroccan desert. Hilary is lead towards a terrifying discovery and her new found enthusiasm for life turns into ice-cold fear...Christie based this book partly on the activities of two ...
will contain mild spoilers
Mild romantic subplot with a touch of romance
No graphic violence depicted
No profanity or strong language
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult or demonology content
Cold War themes of scientist defections, communism and idealism
Protagonist suicidal after bereavement; mission revives her will to live
No depictions of abuse or suffering
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