Fischer, 1998 cover
Cover of the Fischer, 1998 edition of this book. The Bodley Head 1990 jacket has not been photographed yet.
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The first British edition is a Bodley Head hardback, London, February 1990 (ISBN 0370314336), subtitled 'tracking a spy through a maze of computer espionage', vi plus 326 pages, 25 cm. The true first is Doubleday, New York, 1989 (ISBN 0385249462), which the British record names as the original, so a Doubleday imprint is the American issue. Look for the Bodley Head imprint and the 0370 ISBN prefix.
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Bodley Head, London, in 1990, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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