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The Tinder Box - Paul Stanley
1989 English hardcover 1st edition, first impression, Robert Hale, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket No names, inscriptions or stamps etc Tightly bound and square, clean contents and cloth The jacket has a few light scattered marks A very scarce book, a thriller rather than crime fiction For Sale at £12 (approx $20) *DF6 - free delivery worldwide ! |
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Workmen were putting the finishing touches to the long ceremonial red carpet that stretched from the tarmac to the wooden dais erected a few hundred meters from the airport terminal. As far as the eye could see, there was a flurry of activity which even the relentless tropical heat and steam-bath humidity did not succeed in slowing down. Soldiers in khaki battle-gear were beginning to take up their positions on both sides of the carpet, forming two parallel lines which, to the casual observer, fell just short of being straight. This was, after all, Latin America, albeit with a deadly serious war on. Except there were no casual observers at Managua airport on that particular day, for all regular flights had been cancelled and passes were being thoroughly checked to make sure no unauthorized persons loitered in the area. Strict orders to ensure maximum security had come from President Daniel Onega himself, for a great deal was at stake. Just a month before, in New York, President Ortega had laid his and his country's prestige on the line by inviting the Secretary General of the United Nations to visit Nicaragua. 'Elproposito de esta visita', he had declared from the rostrum of the General Assembly, 'The purpose of your visit, Mr Secretary General, will be to see that the counter-revolutionary |
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