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Author | Rodney William Whitaker |
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Language | English |
Genre | Thriller |
Publisher | Outlet (Crown) |
Publication date | October 1972 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 316 (First edition) |
ISBN | 0-517-50034-5 |
OCLC | 508403 |
811/.5/4 | |
LC Class | PZ4.T8135 Ei PS3570.R44 |
Followed by | The Loo Sanction |
The Eiger Sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by Trevanian, the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker.[1] The story is about a classical art professor and collector who doubles as a professional assassin, and who is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an American agent. The novel was made into a film of the same name in 1975, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.[1] Whitaker wrote a sequel entitled The Loo Sanction.[1]