…through the frail plexiglass bubble Henry stared at the fabric wings, waiting for them to break off, flutter away, and signal the end of his life.
I reread both of these novels nonstop for the first time since they were published back in the 70s, and they held up remarkably well. US Navy Commander Victor “Pug “Henry is on his way to Berlin, there to take up the post of naval attaché at the US Embassy. It’s not a job he…