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American Sailor Kurt Reid is a hothead and a hard case—a man who hits first and asks questions later. As scrappy and rough around the edges as Jimmy Cagney, it’s no wonder that when the ship’s captain turns up dead, it’s Reid who takes the rap.
Falsely accused and under the gun, Reid jumps ship and vanishes into Shanghai —only to get caught in a web of intrigue, betrayal, and murder. In a world where nothing is what it seems and everything is for sale, he’s soon out of his depth, drawn into a spy game in which the winner takes all . . . and the loser takes a knife to the back.
Will Reid live up to his reputation as the Spy Killer? He’ll have to learn the rules fast, because with players like sexy Russian agent Varinka Savischna in the hunt, the game is about to turn as seductive as it is sinister.
As a young man, Hubbard visited pre-Communist China three times, where his closest friend headed up British intelligence. In a land where communists, nationalists, war lords and foreign adventurers schemed for control, Hubbard gained a unique insight into the intelligence operations and spy-craft in the region—a knowledge that informs stories like Spy Killer.
“Exceptional . . . a genuinely entertaining listening experience.” —Publishers Weekly
* A Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner
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“This classic 1936 Hubbard tale takes listeners to pre-Communist China… With the perfect blend of background sounds that are often as simple as crowd murmuring or distant animal noises, the result is a genuinely entertaining listening experience.” —Publishers Weekly
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“His stories could be counted upon to give you a little chill and a little laugh also.” —Ben Endick
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“A master of the fast-action short story.” —Robert A. Heinlein
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A multicast performance with music and sound effects featuring Lori Jablons. Story originally published in the April1936 issue of Five-Novels Monthly.
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Falsely accused of murder and grand larceny, Kurt Reid flees to Shanghai. After rescuing a White Russian spy, he’s captured by the Chinese and forced into the cloak-and-dagger world of espionage and intrigue, where everything and everyone are not what they appear to be.
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Discover intrigue and suspense. Kurt Reid may be innocent of the murder he's charged with (and of grand larceny, for that matter), but he's got no time to be thrown in jail and defend himself. Instead, Reid flees to pre-Communist China and Shanghai, the exotic city of mystery and death.
Reid takes refuge in a tea house where he meets White Russian Varinka Savischna, whom he manages to rescue from certain death. As beautiful as she is smart, she recruits him in her crusade against Chinese intelligence services. Unfortunately, Reid manages to get himself captured by the Chinese and blackmailed into pursuing and assassinating a Japanese spy.
Now Reid must enter the cloak-and-dagger world of espionage and intrigue, where everything and everyone is not who or what they appear to be. "The excellent narrators, sound effects and music will have listeners traveling the globe in search of adventures." —AudioFile
Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner
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American Sailor Kurt Reid is a hothead—as scrappy and rough around the edges as Jimmy Cagney. Falsely accused of murder, Reid jumps ship in Shanghai—and lands in a web of intrigue, betrayal, and murder. Drawn into a deadly spy game, he’ll have to learn the rules fast, because with players like sexy Russian agent Varinka Savischna, the game is as seductive as it is sinister.
Give in to temptation and experience the intrigue, as the audio version of Spy Killer invites you to take part in a most provocative conspiracy.
“A roller coaster ride of intrigue, suspense, action and adventure . . . very highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review* A Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner
About the Author
With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and ’40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.