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Word: lemarchand (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Zurich he stops over in Paris to knock off the Jordanian Ambassador. There he makes the mistake of killing a CIA operative. A doughty, Swiss-based CIA man known only as Guthrie sets out to avenge his colleague. The task might be insuperable, save for the superable Marie-Christine Lemarchand, an elegant young Parisienne who had been the hit man's sometime mistress. She provides Guthrie with a psychological profile of the killer and some cryptic notes he has left in the safe of her boutique. The author polishes plots and plans until they shine. Guthrie follows the assassin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Terrorists Take Over the Thrillers | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

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