Traitor's Blood

By: Reginald Hill

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Synopsis: An international fugitive is faced with a vexing choice: &“A first-rate espionage thriller . . . nonstop action&” (Publishers Weekly). Lem Stanhope-Swift, the sixth Viscount Bessacarr, has been living in Venezuela, keeping his distance from the British authorities ever since an embezzlement charge landed him in a spot of bother back home. Over the years he&’s been enjoying the tropical weather and an abundance of liquor and women. But he&’s just learned that he has cancer, and desperately wants to see the daughter he long ago abandoned. Landing on his home country&’s soil under a false identity, he&’s disappointed to discover that the secret service is there to greet him. They have a proposition: They&’ll arrange the visit, as long as he first agrees to an assignment to kill another wanted man on the run—the fifth viscount, Lem&’s own father . . . &“A perfect mixture of tension and mordant humor.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Entertaining . . . easily keeps the reader&’s attention through a series of twists and turns that prevent guessing the outcome until the very end.&” —Library Journal &“Hill remains one of the finest mystery writers of our era.&” —Booklist