The Three Couriers

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The Three Couriers
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First edition (US)
Author Compton Mackenzie
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Comedy thriller
Publisher Cassell (UK)
Doubleday, Doran
Publication date
1929
Media type Print
Preceded by Extremes Meet

The Three Couriers is a 1929 comedy thriller novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. It was inspired by his own experiences working for British intelligence during the First World War.[1] It is set in Southeastern Europe, and features the fictional British spy Roger Waterson who had previously appeared in Extremes Meet. Thriller writer Eric Ambler was an admirer of the novel.[2]

References

  1. Burton p.251
  2. Burton p.251

Bibliography

  • Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.


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