New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), red cloth spine, light foxing edges, fore-edge little marked, top corner tips little creased some pages, tiny scuff fore-edge few pages, pages lightly toned, bottom corner front flap jacket creased (some edgewear & chipping, few small closed tears, bottom corner rear cover laminate little lifted, spine ends little worn). 395 pp. First edition. This well-plotted, fast-paced and suspenseful crime fiction novel is a thrilling adventure with the authenticity and impact of future headlines. The story is around Tony Bartlett, an Australian journalist stationed in Kenya. He flies south to cover the story of the hijacking in Johannesburg of a South African airliner. The Australian author's first novel took a year of research in South Africa. He was born in Australia but left to hitchhike through Europe and Africa, at the age of 18. He did many jobs before he became a journalist in 1956. First edition stated.

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Bookseller: Bookhome Sydney (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 30656
Title: The Azanian Assignment.
Author: Finlay, Iain
Book Condition: Used
Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0060112719
ISBN 13: 9780060112714
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: australian fiction, crime fiction, media, journalists, aviation, south africa, kenya, tanzania, switzerland, first edition
Bookseller catalogs: CRIME FICTION;

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