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'Athens, November 1915. A city buffeted by the chaos of the war, a city swarming with spies and opportunists. When a British counter espionage unit is contacted by a man from Smyrna, it seems that a bold new plan is afoot to cut through the Turkish defences at nearby Gallipoli … until the finding of the man’s body in a room set aside for the meeting.
'Australian-born agent Robert Kaub is drawn into the investigation, and soon forced to confront memories of love and betrayal in pre-war Athens. An ominous note, an old coin from Ephesus, cryptic cables – Robert’s discoveries bring him eventually to a place where things could go either way for the Allied cause.
'Aegean battlefields. A besieged city. Deaths foretold. These are mirrored in a mystery shaped by the ill-fated attempt to capture Constantinople, a story tinted by the truths and untruths of war, a tragic tale akin to myth. ' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Sally Anne
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Judges of Good Characters
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 October 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Only Case 2014 single work novel ; Rooms in the City 2014 single work novel
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Judges of Good Characters
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 October 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Only Case 2014 single work novel ; Rooms in the City 2014 single work novel
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Athens,
cGreece,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1915