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OverviewInternational blackmailers are scheming to rupture relations between Britain and the US. But Bill Loftus, the sturdy second of Department Z, is hot on their trail. With America's most powerful industrialists, British peers of the realm, and agents of unknown power all entangled in this conspiracy, international safety is at risk. But unravelling this global plot quickly becomes personal for Loftus when the blackmailers murder someone dear to him. As things heat up and the stakes rise, Loftus must use all his professional cool to carry on with the investigation. Grief-stricken, will Loftus be able to stop the criminals before the NATO alliance collapses? Full Product DetailsAuthor: John CreaseyPublisher: Agora Books Imprint: Ipso Books ISBN: 9781911295761ISBN 10: 1911295764 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 04 October 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsCreasey is creating his own kind of Comedie Humane-Policiere - and a splendid achievement it is. -- Anthony Boucher for The New York Times Phenomenal -- Life Magazine The storyline is excitement from the first page to the last with so many twists and turns along the way. -- Amazon Reviewer The storyline is excitement personified. How [Creasey] thought out his storylines was amazing. -- Amazon Reviewer Received the book this morning. Ignored my husband all day and finished it this evening. -- Amazon Reviewer Author InformationJohn Creasey MBE was an English crime and science fiction writer who wrote more than 600 novels using 28 different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous. These include The Toff, Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron, and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), also known by its British title Gideon's Day . The Baron character was made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron. In 1953, John Creasey founded the UK's Crime Writers' Association (CWA). The CWA New Blood Dagger is awarded in his memory for first books by previously unpublished writers. Sponsored by BBC Audiobooks, it includes a prize of GBP1000. This award was known previously as the John Creasey Memorial Dagger. John Creasey died in June 1973. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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