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Contraband

by Powell, Michael, John Corfield, Roland Gillett, Emeric Pressburger, Brock Williams

DramaContraband of warKidnappingGerman EspionageWorld War, 1939-1945Blackouts in warSecret service

Set in England during the early days of World War II, a Danish sea captain and his passenger are kidnapped by a cell of Nazi spies operating from a basement in London's Soho. The plot progresses as a chase that puts the characters in one peculiar set of surroundings after another. Most of the story takes place under blackout conditions, in which the great city becomes a mysterious dark labyrinth.

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Book data: Open Library