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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puppet on a Chain canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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