The Pit and The Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe "e;The Pit and the Pendulum"e; is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843.
In this riveting thriller that recalls Alfred Hitchcock in his prime, an innocent European businessman is inadvertently caught up in a murderous web of international intrigue and forced to run, hide, or die in the English countrysideA man of considerable ambition, French and British export agent Georges Rivac is always eager to expand his client base, so he agrees without question to do a simple favor for an unknown Englishman.
From the moment sixteen-year-old Madison Grant is abducted, an unthinkable terrorist plot is set in motion-pitting Special Agent Kelly Jones against her most powerful adversary yet.
CAROL ERICSON BRINGS HER BROTHERS IN ARMS: FULLY ENGAGED MINISERIES TO A GRIPPING CONCLUSION WITH A MISSING CHILD AND THE UNDERCOVER AGENT WHO NEVER KNEW HE HAD A SON!
Ein amerikanischer Agent bekam den Auftrag einem Doppelagenten, der auch für die Russen arbeitete, das geheime Datenmaterial zu entwenden und den Doppelagenten zu töten.
