The Budapest Risk

by Napier, Mary

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ivy Books, 1989. THE BUDAPEST RISK She was Jenny Marshall. an American-born beauty of Hungarian descent ready to grab the chance of a lifetime to put her floundering literary agency on the map. He was the charismatic Martin Rothbury, a British government official on a low-profile, high-stakes mission behind the iron curtain. Together, they would find that no risk compared to ... THE BUDAPEST RJSK It all began when a mysterious man entered Jenny's office with an amazing proposition. Had access to a collection of diaries written by high Soviet official that would bring Jenny instant fame. The catch? She had to smuggle hem out of Hungary. Jenny agreed. It was an opportunity she couldn't afford to miss. But she hadn't counted on a vigilant secret police. Nor had she expected to get involved with the biggest jewel heist in the history of Eastern Europe. But most of all she hadn't known she would faII in love-and gamble everything in ... THE BUDAPEST RISK When you play this game, you gamble with our life. Jenny opened her eyes again and saw black scuffed shoes planted squarely on the carpet near her nose, gray official trousers sloping away into the distance, a gun holstered in a leather belt; the rest of him too far away to bother with. Police. She'd been noticed, all right. She licked her lips. "We weren't ... it was a perfectly ordinary supper party after the opera." "It doesn't look ordinary to me," said the policeman skeptically. "Perhaps it's different where you come from . There was food and champagne everywhere. Several glasses were broken on the floor-Jenny remembered toasts. A full plate lay upturned on Pierre Sorbaz's stomach, two bottles had fallen over on the carpet. No wonder the police were hostile, it was the most degrading scene Jenny had ever seen. More and louder moans were coming from elsewhere in the room, people moving, staring, unable to believe what they saw. "My pearls,· said Jenny clearly, her hands to her neck. "They've gone. " ISBN 0-8041-0382-8 . ISBN: 0804103828. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. FICTION Mystery.