The Complete Steve Canyon #10

Steve Canyon teams up with Sgt. George Lakewood on a high-stakes mission to Taiwan, where the sergeant’s unique ability to identify a dangerous Chinese assassin becomes the key to preventing a political assassination. With the help of Perdita Rune and a mysterious figure known only as The Clown, Steve navigates a web of espionage and deception in a tense, globe-spanning adventure.

In the shadowy waters of Hong Kong, the enigmatic Madame Hook—once the queen of Mahnay—unleashes a cunning scheme to ignite global conflict, targeting Steve Canyon and drawing in Lt. Commander Inpa as she manipulates forces on both sides of the Cold War divide. With Flight Officer Mew Hasty caught in the crossfire, loyalty and deception blur in a high-stakes game where one wrong move could plunge the world into war.

In a quiet corner of secretarial school, Poteet Canyon shares a room with Evelyn "Jingle" Hondo, a woman whose past carries weight no amount of shorthand can erase. When a portable computer vanishes, suspicion falls on Evelyn, forcing Poteet to confront the truth behind the rumors—and the fragile trust between them.

In "The Way Back," Steve Canyon takes on a high-stakes mission behind enemy lines to rescue a stranded USO performer, navigating treacherous terrain and shadowed by danger. With the help of local partisans and the sharp instincts of Kayt Valencia, Steve must move quickly and quietly through enemy territory, where every step could mean capture—or worse.

In "Trading Places," Steve Canyon takes on a high-stakes mission behind enemy lines, posing as the estranged husband of espionage operative Espree "Herself" Muldoon to extract her from Hanoi. With Col. May Tihn watching closely and Sister Muldoon’s past entanglements looming, Steve must navigate deception, loyalty, and the thin line between cover and truth.

When a routine letter to the Commissioner of Baseball takes an unexpected turn, Steve Canyon finds himself tangled in a high-stakes mission across Cuba, where a covert operation hides a kidnapped Peace Corps worker. With help from Deka Lambeth and a mysterious local guide, Steve must outwit El Commandante and his network before the truth is buried under the game.

In "Operation Haystack," Steve Canyon is pulled into a high-stakes military investigation when intelligence suggests a nuclear device has been smuggled into the continental U.S. by Chinese operatives. With the help of Dr. Belinda Shee, a brilliant Chinese-American physicist and college lecturer under suspicion, and General Philerie, the investigation takes a tense turn as the Air Force races to uncover the truth before it's too late.