Mayhem in Greece

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This story could not be set in any country other than Greece, and that the principal character should be related to the British Ambassador there was essential to it. In consequence, I had to invent Sir Finsterhorn Grenn. I wish it to be clearly understood that this character has no resemblance to any British Ambassador to Greece, past or present, or to any other member of Her Majesty's Foreign Service, and is entirely fictitious. So, too, is Mr. Havelka and all the other characters who, as Czech or Greek officials, play a part in this story.

Portrait of a Hero (?)

Had Robbie Grenn been a normal young man it is reasonable to assume that, instead of sitting in the sunshine outside a restaurant overlooking the blue waters of the Aegean, he would have been doing a job in an office or have become an officer in one of the fighting Services. Moreover, he would not have been able to understand a conversation in Czech he overheard there, which led to pain and grief for a number of people and sudden death for several others.

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