Make death love me
Ruth Rendell
The clumsy efforts of two amateur bank robbers give bank manager Alan Groombridge a chance to realize his dreams of trading a dull life for passion and adventure, but his conscience soon gets in the way
Read Time: ~6.8 hr
The hidden target
by Helen MacInnes (1980)
About this book
A young woman is innocently caught up in a terrorist organization that is under surveillance by an army major she once loved at age fifteen.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe hidden target Lead Character
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