The Debt by Olle Högstrand. New York. 1974. Pantheon Books. 0394491912. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. 217 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph by Kenneth Miyamoto.

DESCRIPTION - Lovely young Eva Hjort, an employee of the Psychological Defense Department (PDD), is murdered. Suspicion centers on three men. Daniel Strand, Eva's boss at PDD, is a former journalist who lives a quiet conventional life with his wife, two teenage children, and a mortgage. He also sells defense secrets to the Russians. Jacob Meyer is a German Jew who runs a small East German travel agency. Eva Hjort was in love with Meyer and used to work for him. He was Strand's initial contact with the Russians. Rune Sundin, Strand's superior at PDD, happens to sell defense secrets to the Americans. He suspects that Strand intends to expose him. T be Debt is Swedish mystery author Olle Högstrand's best tale of murder and espionage yet. He sets up the exciting milieu of international intrigue in a Swedish setting. The plot, a perfect mixture of clarity and complexity, leads to an astonishing climax Both spy thriller and elaborate policier, this book will be a special treat for all mystery fans.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY - Olle Högstrand (September 18, 1933, Sweden - March 16, 1994, Stockholm, Sweden) was a reporter for the National Swedish News Agency, for which he has traveled widely in North America and Europe. He was also employed as a social worker and male nurse, and served for several years in the Swedish UN Force, in the Gaza Strip and the Congo. He lived in a suburb of Stockholm.

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