An agent goes undercover in a militant group in this wild action-adventure tale from an Edgar Award finalist.
Freelance operative Joe Gall has been asked to infiltrate the Republic of New Africa, a black militant group—not an easy assignment for a white guy.
Using pills to change his skin tone, he goes undercover and joins the organization—with some unexpected results . . .
“I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
“[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” — Larry McMurtry, The New York Times
Philip Atlee (1915–1991) was the creator of the long-running Joe Gall Mysteries, which is comprised of twenty-two novels published in the 1960s and 70s. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Atlee wrote several novels and screenplays—including Thunder Road starring Robert Mitchum, and Big Jim McLain starring John Wayne—before producing the series for which he is known. An avid flyer, he was a member of the Flying Tigers before World War II and joined the Marines after the attack on Pearl Harbor.