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    "title": "White Eagles over Serbia",
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    "description": "Lose yourself in this classic 1950s Cold War spy thriller tracking a British secret agent in Communist Serbia by the celebrated of The Alexandria Quartet, perfect for fans of John le Carre.\n\n'A spellbinder ... Desperately exciting.' Daily Telegraph\n\nMethuen is a seasoned British secret agent, weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break - but he can't resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealings in the Balkans. A fellow British spy has been murdered in Serbia by a guerrilla gang of underground royalists, the White Eagles - but when Methuen arrives, he soon finds himself in a life-and-death struggle, pursued by both the royalists and Communists alike ...\n\nInspired by Lawrence Durrell's own experiences in the British Foreign Office, White Eagles Over Serbia is a classic Cold War espionage thriller: a white-knuckle adventure perfect for fans of John le Carre and Graham Greene.\n\n'Exceptionally well written and brings back memories of boyhood classics.' Sunday Times\n'Vivid ... Beautiful descriptions ... Carries us expertly from one excitement to another.'\n",
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