Old Flames

Old Flames

by JohnLawton (Author)

Synopsis

Ten years on from BLACK OUT, it is 1956 and the Cold War is at its height. For the first time, Soviet leaders (Bulganin and Khrushchev) visit Britain. The body of a diver is found floating near a russion ship at Portsmouth. Is this the excuse Bulganin and Khrushchev need to storm out and freeze the ColdWar still further? Cheif Inspector Troy, by parentage a Russian speaker, investigates ...

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Orion
Published: 08 Sep 1997

ISBN 10: 0752808486
ISBN 13: 9780752808482
Book Overview: * The second novel from the author of the highly successful BLACK OUT. * BLACK OUT was selected for W H Smith's Fresh Talent promotion, and is being reissued in papeback alongside OLD FLAMES. * Features Cief Inspector Troy, first encountered in BLACK OUT.

Author Bio
John Lawton is a degenerating misanthrope who lives in a remote hilltop village in Derbyshire. He is not entirely sure why. He likes T.C. Boyle, Chuck Palahniuk and Cormac McCarthy - and considers the seminal text of our time to be Myron by Gore Vidal. He is keen on the cultivation of the onion and obscure varieties of potato. He hates tories, teachers and travel (in that order) - but loves to visit Arizona, Florence ... New York ...