Puppet on a Chain

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Puppet on a Chain is a 1969 thriller novel by Alistair MacLean, set in Amsterdam and centered on a suspenseful investigation into an international heroin-smuggling ring.

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instanceOf crime novel
film
novel
author Alistair MacLean NERFINISHED
basedOn Puppet on a Chain NERFINISHED
countryOfFirstPublication United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre crime fiction
spy fiction
thriller
thriller film
hasAdaptation Puppet on a Chain (film) NERFINISHED
hasForm prose
hasNotableElement canal chase sequence
hasProtagonist Paul Sherman NERFINISHED
hasStructure single-volume novel
hasSubject espionage
international crime
law enforcement
narcotics trade
organized crime
hasWorkType standalone novel
language English
literaryEra 20th-century British literature
mainTheme drug trafficking
heroin smuggling
undercover investigation
mediaType print
narrativeFocus investigation into an international heroin-smuggling ring
narrativeStyle third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorBibliography works of Alistair MacLean
protagonistAffiliation Interpol NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation British agent
publicationYear 1969
publisher Collins NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1971
settingCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
settingLocation Amsterdam NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s

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Alistair MacLean notableWork Puppet on a Chain