''The Red House'' is a 1972

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by the British writer Derek Lambert. A leading Soviet

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defects to the

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...

.Burton p.233

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* Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 1972 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Michael Joseph books {{1970s-thriller-novel-stub