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S: A Burnt-out Case (1960)

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 To Docteur Michel Lechat     [ wikipedia ] [ goodreads ] [ editions/covers ]     Part One Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Part Two Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Part Three Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Part Four Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Part Five Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Part Six Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

R: Our Man in Havana (1958)

 [ wikipedia ] [ goodreads ] [ editions/covers ] And the sad man is cock of all his jests GEORGE HERBERT Part One Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Part Two Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Part Three Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Part Four Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Part Five Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Epilogue

Q: The Quiet American (1955)

  [ wikipedia ] [ goodreads ] [ editions/covers ]  [the timing suggests Lansdale was NOT the model] Thomas Fowler, British journalist in his fifties Alden Pyle, CIA agent Phuong, a beautiful young Vietnamese woman Vigot, a French inspector at the Sûreté Part One Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Part Two Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Part Three Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Part Four Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

P: Loser Takes All (1955)

 16 chapters in three parts [ wikipedia ] [ goodreads ] [ editions/covers ]  one pound = 1200 francs five million francs = £4000 Bertram, unambitious assistant accountant Cary, his fiancee Dreuther, director of his company Seagull, his yacht Bowles, another director of the company Part One Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Part Two Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Part Three Chapter 1 Chapter 2