New York: Morrow, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Book club. Fine in good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper yellowed, torn, worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

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He is known to the Germans as 'Sphinx', to others as Alex Wolff, a European businessman. He arrives suddenly in Cairo from out of the desert, armed with a radio set, a lethal blade and a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca – a ruthless man with a burning, relentless conviction that he will win at all costs. The stakes are high, for the survival of the British campaign in North Africa is in the balance. Only Major William Vandam, an intelligence officer, and the beautiful courtesan Elene can put an end to Wolff's brilliant clandestine reports of British troop movements and strategic plans. As Rommel's troops come closer to victory, Vandam edges nearer to Wolff and the crucial key. Follett builds tension and suspense to a nerve-tearing pitch as he follows the adversaries across the infernal desert to a confrontation which will determine who wins – and loses – in this deathly struggle. In all of Cairo, only two people can stop him. One is a down-on-his-luck English officer no one will listen to. The other is a vulnerable young Jewish girl.

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 171619
Title: The Key to Rebecca
Author: FOLLETT, Ken
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0688037348
ISBN 13: 9780688037345
Publisher: Morrow
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1980

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Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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