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| Author | Victor Canning |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy thriller |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The Limbo Line is a 1963 spy thriller novel by the British writer Victor Canning. A former British secret service agent Richard Manston is called out of retirement to tackle a Soviet spy network kidnapping recent defectors to be taken back to Moscow.
The book acts as a prequel to the four Rex Carver novels in that it introduces the Government agency that Carver is later unwillingly drawn into. Manston also appears as a character in some of the Rex Carver books.
Film adaptation
In 1968 the novel was turned into a film of the same title directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Craig Stevens and Kate O'Mara. The story was reissued by Pan Books as a tie-in with the film release.
References
- Burton p.21
- Higgins, John. A Rex Carver Companion (2009)
- Goble p.69
Bibliography
- Burton, Alan. Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press, 2018.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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