Closed Circle
Robert Goddard. Pocket Books, $22.95 (332pp) ISBN 978-0-671-89092-6
British novelist Goddard's thriller of deception and conspiracy takes place in Europe between the world wars. (Jan.)
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Reviewed on: 01/01/1996
Genre: Fiction
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