The Pious Agent

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The Pious Agent
First edition
AuthorJohn Braine
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherMethuen
Publication date
1975
Media typePrint

The Pious Agent is a 1975 spy thriller novel by the British writer John Braine.[1]

Synopsis[edit]

Xavier Flynn, a devout Catholic but ruthless agent, is on the track of a secret revolutionary movement trying to sabotage Britain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stringer & Sutherland p.84

Bibliography[edit]

  • Jenny Stringer & John Sutherland. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English. Oxford University Press, 1996.