Ted Mooney

The Same River Twice (Vintage Contemporaries) Ted Mooney Reprint edition

A New York Times Notable Book

Odile Mével is a French clothing designer, her American husband, Max, an independent filmmaker. When Odile agrees to buy a selection of ceremonial May Day banners in the Soviet Union and deliver the contraband to Paris she earns a new job description: smuggler.
 
Soon her fellow courier disappears, her apartment is ransacked, and her friend?s houseboat is firebombed. While Max has no inkling of Odile?s dealings, he finds himself embroiled in a baffling film world mystery of his own. As their escapades deepen and their deceptions multiply, Odile and Max discover their secrets are connected?endangering not only their marriage but their lives.