THE DEVIL'S ENGINEERING. Seven Oaks, [Kent]: Ashgrove Press, [1980]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Techno-thriller set in an unpleasant near-future Britain with computers used for mind control. An unofficial investigation of an attempted murder in Liverpool, against a skillfully orchestrated background of apparent food shortage and mounting street violence, ultimately uncovers a KGB plot to overthrow Parliamentary democracy, using sophisticated techniques of disinformation and the behavioral control of a group of influential though innocent people. "A remarkable novel." - C. P. Snow. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with rubbing at edges, and a book supplier's label on the rear panel. (#161651).
Price: $35.00
"First published 1980" on copyright page.