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Riptide

Riptide

by JohnLawton (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2002

    $3.28

  • Used

    Paperback 2001

    $3.28
Synopsis

Spring 1941. In Germany, after ten years spying for the Americans, Wolfgang Stahl disappears during a Berlin air raid. The Germans think he's dead. The British know he's not. But where is he? MI6 convince US Intelligence that Stahl will head for London, and so Captain Cal Cormack, a shy American 'aristocrat', is teamed with Chief Inspector Stilton of Stepney, fat, fifty, and convivial, and between them they scour London, a city awash with spivs and refugees. But then things start to go terribly wrong and, ditched by MI6 and disowned by his embassy, Cal is introduced to his one last hope - Sgt Troy of Scotland Yard...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 18 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0752847899
ISBN 13: 9780752847894
Book Overview: The latest excellent thriller from the WHS Fresh Talent award-winning author of the highly successful BLACK OUT 'RIPTIDE is one of the most entertaining thrillers I have read in years: jam-packed with incident and rich in human colouring ... the characterisation is inspired. Lawton has brought wartime London to life in all its richness and diversity' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Lawton's marshalling of a large and richly-drawn cast is extremely impressive ... Frederick Troy is a character of real depth and subtlety. His brooding presence at the heart of the novel, at once enigmatic and vulnerable, makes RIPTIDE not only a satisfying read, but also - unusually for a thriller - one with a strong moral heartbeat' INDEPENDENT 'The sense of London during the Blitz is strong and the story, with its mix of real history and believable invention, is fast-paced, twisting and tense... These elements combine to produce a novel that is sheer entertainment' OBSERVER Film rights to RIPTIDE have been bought by Columbia

Author Bio
John Lawton has spent the last ten years making television programmes, mostly for Channel 4, and editing volumes of H. G. Wells' work. He is the author of the Detective-Sergeant Troy series of crime novels. He lives in Derbyshire.