A First-Rate Thriller from a Legendary Master Jonathan Hemlock, the art professor and mercenary who first excited readers with his daring exploits in The Eiger Sanction, returns in an even more masterful adventure in The Loo Sanction, Trevanian’s second thrilling spy novel. Hemlock has gone to England to rest, but his vacation is interrupted when the head of British Intelligence needs his highly skilled services. Jonathan must take over the mission of an agent whose murder was so bizarre and terrifying that no other agent was willing to replace him. His task: to locate a set of secretly made films that incriminate a number of high-ranking British officials. His target: a top underworld figure who delights in debauchery and torture. Facing this threat, Jonathan is drawn into a labyrinthine network of intrigue and depravity. As all the pieces in the dangerous puzzle begin to come together, Jonathan is trapped, almost fatally drugged, and forced to attempt one of the most daring escapes ever conceived. The Loo Sanction is sure to keep readers frantically turning pages until the thrilling climax. Also available as an eBook Look for these other Trevanian classics from Three Rivers Press: Shibumi, The Eiger Sanction, The Main, and The Summer of Katya.

トレヴァニアンという筆名に隠された冷徹な知性が、スパイ小説の枠組みを借りて描くのは、高潔な芸術と卑俗な暴力が交錯する極限の人間ドラマです。主人公ヘムロックの「美術史教授」と「暗殺者」という二面性は、文明の洗練と人間の野蛮さという根源的な対立を鮮烈に象徴しています。 本作の真髄は、英国社会の腐敗を暴く辛辣な風刺と、迷宮のごとき謀略の美学にあります。知的なスリルと肉体的な死闘が奇跡的な均衡で融合しており、読者は退廃の深淵を覗きながら、圧倒的な緊密さで描かれる脱出劇に魂を揺さぶられるはずです。まさに文芸的エンターテインメントの極致と言えるでしょう。