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1929 novel

The Three Couriers
First edition (US)
AuthorCompton Mackenzie
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy thriller
PublisherCassell (UK)
Doubleday, Doran
Publication date1929
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byExtremes Meet 

The Three Couriers is a 1929 comedy thriller novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. It was inspired by his experiences working for British intelligence during the First World War. It is set in Southeastern Europe, and features the fictional British spy Roger Waterson who had previously appeared in Extremes Meet. Thriller writer Eric Ambler was an admirer of the novel.

References

  1. Burton p.251
  2. Burton p.251

Bibliography

  • Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
Works by Compton Mackenzie
Novels
Adaptations


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