Description
“Smartly crafted, wonderfully paced, and filled with characters whose agendas could be either truthful or malicious, Pray for a Brave Heart is the quintessential exploration of the world of espionage; it’s suspense writing at its finest, and MacInnes at the height of creativity.” – Literary Inklings --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. "Definitely in the top class." (Daily Mail)" --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Helen Clark MacInnes (October 7, 1907, Glasgow – September 30, 1985, New York City) was a Scottish-American author of espionage novels. She graduated from the University of Glasgow in Scotland in 1928 with a degree in French and German. Working as a librarian, she married the classicist Gilbert Highet in 1932 and moved with her husband to New York in 1937. Among her works are: Above Suspicion (1941) made into a film of the same name. Above Suspicion (1941) made into a film of the same name. Assignment in Brittany (1942) made into a film of the same name Assignment in Brittany (1942) made into a film of the same name The Unconquerable (1944), also called While Still We Live The Unconquerable (1944), also called While Still We Live Horizon (1945) Horizon (1945) Friends and Lovers (1947) Friends and Lovers (1947) Rest and Be Thankful (1949) Rest and Be Thankful (1949) Neither Five Nor Three (1951) Neither Five Nor Three (1951) I and My True Love (1953) I and My True Love (1953) Pray for a Brave Heart (1955) Pray for a Brave Heart (1955) North from Rome (1958) North from Rome (1958) Decision at Delphi (1960) Decision at Delphi (1960) The Venetian Affair (1963), made into a film of the same name The Venetian Affair (1963), made into a film of the same name Double Image (1966) Double Image (1966) The Salzburg Connection (1968), made into a film of the same name The Salzburg Connection (1968), made into a film of the same name Message from Malaga (1971) Message from Malaga (1971) Snare of the Hunter (1974) Snare of the Hunter (1974) Agent in Place (1976) Agent in Place (1976) Home Is the Hunter (1976) Home Is the Hunter (1976) Prelude to Terror (1978) Prelude to Terror (1978) The Hidden Target (1980) The Hidden Target (1980) Cloak of Darkness (1982) Cloak of Darkness (1982) Ride a Pale Horse (1984) Ride a Pale Horse (1984) In 1966 she won the Columba Prize for Literature. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Read more
Features & Highlights
- It was 1953, and nothing could shake William Denning's resolve to leave the army and return to the States. Nothing, except one of the largest diamond hauls ever - which, in the wrong hands, on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, was a potentially lethal force.In a small village in the Swiss mountains, Denning discovered that there was not only a jewellery robbery at stake. In the ruthless world of espionage and international conspiracy his adversaries were the most unlikely people - and the most dangerous.
