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war”,could have toldthe story of Steven Ronn,theAmbassador,who finds him-self at the centre of a tangledweb of diplomatic and per-sonal intrigue.Thrills aboundagainst a background of to-day's tension,in which thehumanity,the frailty andpassions of the men andwomen involved are as realas only Harvester(the princeof British thriller-writers,asforeign critics call him)canmake them.  \nHere are no thriller-writer'spuppets,no fantastically manu-factured thrills,but men andwomen living in the real dramaof today's diplomatic world.  \n\"Brilliantly executed and ex-cellently written spy story ofthe kind one has come natur-ally to expect from this author.If Mr.Harvester were a highly-placed member of M.I.5 onewould hardly be surprised,soconvincing are his charactersand settings....It is packedwith thrills,but also with real,live characters;and it con-firms Mr.Harvester in hisstatus as a master of his craft.”Manchester Evening News  \n“...this very readable yarn.”Birmingham Mail  \nSPIDERS'WEB  \nWith this drama set in a LondonEmbassy,our readers have told us thatSimon Harvester has excelled himselfwith a story which will challenge com-parison with the novels of E.PhillipsOppenheim.  \nOnly a writer acquainted withtoday's international confusion,theceaseless drama of the ‘cold war',couldhave told the story of Steven Ronn,theAmbassador,who finds himself at thecentre of a tangled web of diplomaticand personal intrigue.Thrills aboundagainst a background of today's ten-sion,in which the humanity,the frailtyand passions of the men and womeninvolved are as real as only Harvester(the prince of British thriller-writers'as foreign critics call him)can makethem.  \nHere are no thriller-writer's puppets,no fantastically manufactured thrills,but men and women living in the realdrama of today's diplomatic world.  \nFor all who want a true and memor-able story of genuine drama,weproudly recommend  \nSimon Harvester'sSPIDERS’WEB  \nBY THE SAME AUTHOR:  \nCat's CradleTraitor's GateWitch Hunt  \n# Obols for Charon\n\nThe Vessel May Carry ExplosivesSheep May Safely GrazeGood Men and TrueA Breastplate for Aaron  \nThe Sequins Lost Their LustreWhatsoever Things Are TrueA Lantern for DiogenesMaybe a TrumpetEpitaph for LemmingsLet Them Prey  \n# SPIDERS’WEB\n\nSIMON HARVESTER  \nTHE MYSTERY BOOK GUILD  \n5&6 ST.ANDREW'S HILL,CARTER LANELONDON,E.C.4  \nTHE CHARACTERS IN THIS BOOK ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUSAND BEAR NO RELATION TO ANY LIVING PERSON  \nFirst published 1953This Edition August,I954  \n# Things are in the saddle and ride mankind—EMERSON\n\nPrinted in Great Britainat the Gainsborough Press,St.Albans,by Fisher,Knight and Co.Ltd.  \nTO  \nCHERRY KEARTON  \nTo celebrate a decadeand with every good wish","cbCaibizSHtwx26C","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibizSHtwx26C","pdf",10313112,200,"English","# SPIDERS’WEB\n## Simon Harvester\n## Obols for Charon","[{\"question\":\"Who is the central character in SPIDERS’WEB?\",\"answer\":\"The story centers on Steven Ronn, an Ambassador caught 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