The Eiger Sanction
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| The Eiger Sanction | |
| Author | Trevanian |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller |
| Publisher | Outlet (now Crown) |
| Publication date | October 1972 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 316 ppp First Edition |
| ISBN | ISBN 0517500345 |
| Followed by | The Loo Sanction |
- For the 1975 movie starring Clint Eastwood, see The Eiger Sanction (film)
The Eiger Sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by Rodney William Whitaker, written under the pseudonym Trevanian. The story was made into a film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in 1975.
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Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, art professor, mountaineer, and assassin, is called upon by his government to perform two more "jobs" ("sanctions"). He goes back into training and is met with ego clashes, poor climbing conditions, getting blackmailed by the IRS, and confronting a victim he did not expect.
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