Description for Past Caring
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Strafford resign at the height of his parliamentary career? Why does the woman he loves so suddenly and coldly reject him? Why, seventy years later, should people go to such lengths - even as far as murder - to prevent the truth from being revealed? Martin Radford, history graduate, disaffected and unemployed, leaps at the chance to get to the island of Madeira and begin the hunt for a solution to the intriguing secret of Edwin Strafford's fall from grace. However, his seeming good fortune turns to nightmare as his investigation triggers a ... Read more
Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Strafford resign at the height of his parliamentary career? Why does the woman he loves so suddenly and coldly reject him? Why, seventy years later, should people go to such lengths - even as far as murder - to prevent the truth from being revealed? Martin Radford, history graduate, disaffected and unemployed, leaps at the chance to get to the island of Madeira and begin the hunt for a solution to the intriguing secret of Edwin Strafford's fall from grace. However, his seeming good fortune turns to nightmare as his investigation triggers a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552131445
SKU
KKD0005945
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Robert Goddard
Robert Goddard was born in Hampshire and read History at Cambridge. His first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. His first Harry Barnett novel, Into the Blue, was winner of the first WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award and was dramatized for TV, starring ... Read more
Reviews for Past Caring
"'A complex trail of blackmail and murder. Recommended'"
Daily Express
"'A hornet's nest of jealousy, blackmail and violence. Engrossing'"
Daily Mail
"'One of the best novels I've read in a long time...The story is absolutely compelling...I loved every one of its 500 pages'"
The Washington Post
"'Combines the expert suspense manipulation skills of a ... Read more
Daily Express
"'A hornet's nest of jealousy, blackmail and violence. Engrossing'"
Daily Mail
"'One of the best novels I've read in a long time...The story is absolutely compelling...I loved every one of its 500 pages'"
The Washington Post
"'Combines the expert suspense manipulation skills of a ... Read more