The Freedom Trap
by Desmond Bagleyliterary work· published 1971
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An agent of the British Government is sent on a new and deadly assignment - to snare The Scarperers (a notorious gang of criminals who organise gaol-breaking for long-term prisoners) and Slade, a notorious Russian double agent whom they have recently liberated. The trail leads him to Malta, where he comes face-to-face with these ruthless killers and must outwit them to save his own life. The Scarperers, a brilliantly organized gang that gets long-term inmates out of prison, spring a notorious Russian double agent. The trail leads Owen Stannard to Malta and to the suave killer masterminding the gang. Face-to-face at last with his opponents, Stannard must try to outwit both men - who have nothing to lose and everything to gain by his death.
Adaptations (1)
The Freedom Trap was adapted into a 1973 film.
The Mackintosh Man1973 · film · 98 min · dir. John Huston · IMDb ↗IMDb6.358%A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out and exposes him to the gang...
