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Old Flames

Old Flames

by JohnLawton (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $120.91
Synopsis

Brilliantly evoking the intrigue of the Cold War and 1950s London, John Lawton's thrilling sequel to BLACK OUT takes Inspector Fred Troy deep into the rotten heart of MI6, the distant days of his childhood, and the dangerous arms of an old flame, Larissa Tosca, late of the US Army, later still of the KGB. It is April 1956, and an official visit to Britain by Soviet leaders is unexpectedly interrupted when a mutilated body is found under the hull of their ship in Portsmouth harbour. Is the dead man a Royal Navy diver or the corpse of Arnold Cockerell, a furniture salesman with a mysterious source of income? As the mystery deepens, the inexplicable murders continue, leading Troy to an unforgettable discovery.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 512
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0753823195
ISBN 13: 9780753823194
Book Overview: The second Sergeant Troy novel, reissued in the atmospheric new cover style. The first Troy novel, BLACK OUT, was a WH Smith Fresh Talent selection RIPTIDE has been optioned by Sony (Columbia) John Lawton has a growing fanbase and receives terrific reviews for all his novels: 'Lawton's trick is to take the threads of history and weave them into his own tapestry' The Times 'This is the overdue arrival on our shores of a world-class talent, and if you yearn for stylish, sophisticated suspenseful fiction, you need look no further ... The intrepid Inspector Troy is a memorable creation and John Lawton is an exciting new voice in popular fiction' Washington Post. 'Wartime London is powerfully imagined and skilfully portrayed' Evening Standard. 'A mix of police procedural and espionage thriller... the London of the Blitz comes alive with documentary fidelity' LA Times. 'Wonderfully captures the atmosphere of wartime London ... original and entertaining' Robert Harris.

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.