The Day the Call Came
1964, first UK printing of Thomas Hinde's classic thriller
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Printing Details
First edition, first printing. Hardback (no dustwrapper), burgundy cloth, titled to spine. 20 × 13.5cm, 191pp.
A classic thriller of paranoia. The hero of Thomas Hinde's classic of paranoia is Harry Bale, a married father of two with a house in the suburbs and a penchant for gardening. Affable and mild-mannered, he is to all outward appearance perfectly ordinary. No one-not even his wife-knows what he is really up to. Harry is awaiting a call from his superiors on the radio transmitter hidden beneath the attic floorboards. There are signs the call will come soon: he has begun to receive sinister messages by letter and telephone, and he thinks he has uncovered a monstrous conspiracy involving his neighbours. But when one day the call finally does come and Harry receives his deadly assignment, nothing will ever be the same again...
Condition
This copy is in very good condition, there is some very minor bumping to the boards but otherwise, a clean copy, free from inscription and with secure binding.
Price
£15.00
