MY ENEMY'S FRIEND

by Helena Osborne ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, 1972

My enemy's friend -- my friend's enemies -- they're sometimes indistinguishable particularly since much of this story subsists on an impersonation. And while physically it is more or less bounded by an island in the Persian gulf (oil), London, and Beirut, less specifically it takes place in the line of country we know as suspense. Steven Latimer, a doctor, ousted by the brutally repressive Saladin of the island Panjeh, returns to London to be accused of having, years ago, seduced and abandoned (with deformed child) a young woman in Beirut who has since recovered from him. Actually at that time he had been on one of those still secret missions. Miss Osborne has written a disconcertingly complicated story but it's well worth keeping up with for its scenic and romantic properties. Roughly and very smoothly for the post-Martha Albrand/Helen MacInnes audience.

Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1972

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1972

Categories: FICTION