Quiller as freelance is improbable, yet here he is probing the shadowed secrets of a devastating arms deal in Southeast Asia. He finds the smuggler, a beautiful woman who seduces then kills any man who crosses her. Especially a man who knows too much--like Quiller.

"Skillful as ever at stretching suspense to the screaming point." (Publishers Weekly)

"A model of breathless entertainment...tense, intelligent, harsh, surprising." (The New Yorker)