Touchstone

Touchstone

by LaurieR.King (Author)

Synopsis

London, 1926. Harris Stuyvesant, agent of the US Bureau of Investigation, is on a mission. A series of bomb attacks on American soil, thought to be enacted by an up-and-coming British politician, have left him with a vendetta more personal than professional. But when his search for answers leads him to government official Aldous Carstairs, the US agent may find himself in over his head. At Carstairs' recommendation, Stuyvesant enlists the help of Bennett Grey, a man with unique abilities. After the Great War left him with an excruciating sensitivity to human deceit, Grey has withdrawn from the world. Now, however, he must help the American insert himself into the terrorist's rich and radical social circle. Here Stuyvesant uncovers hidden secrets, a horrifying conspiracy, and wonders if he can trust his touchstone, Grey, to reveal the most dangerous player of all ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 26 Aug 2013

ISBN 10: 0749015454
ISBN 13: 9780749015459

Media Reviews
Cinematic - richly, even lushly, imagined. - Booklist Intelligent and nuanced ... Indelible characters ... a plot as tight as a drum. What more could you want? - Seattle Times
Author Bio
Laurie R. King has has been writing crime fiction since 1987 and won many awards for her work in fiction including the prestigious John Creasey Dagger, the Edgar, the Nero and Macavity Awards. Her background includes such diverse interests as Old Testament theology and construction work, and she is the author of highly praised stand-alone suspense novels and a contemporary mystery series, as well as the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series. She lives in North California.