Dark Duet
.jpg) First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Peter Cheyney |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy Thriller |
| Publisher | Collins (1942 UK) Dodd, Mead (1943 US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Followed by | The Stars Are Dark |
Dark Duet is a 1942 spy thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney.[1] Cheyney had become known for his hardboiled crime thrillers featuring Lemmy Caution and Slim Callaghan, but this novel was his first fully-fledged espionage novel.[2] The novel is set in wartime London, Lisbon and Ireland. It was published in the United States with the alternative title The Counterspy Murders.
Synopsis
[edit]Two British counter-intelligence officers track a network of German agents which they learn is based out of Dublin.[3]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Panek, LeRoy. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980. Popular Press, 1981.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Wark, Wesley K. Spy Fiction, Spy Films and Real Intelligence. Routledge, 2013.
 | This article about a thriller novel of the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
 | This article about a World War II novel first published in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |