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A Little White Death
John Lawton
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Description for A Little White Death
Paperback. The third book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon. Series: Inspector Troy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438. 480 pages. 1963: A Tory government beset by a defection, sexual scandal, cover-up and a ministerial resignation - Frederick Troy, now Britain's most senior police detective, unravels a trail that leads to death at the very heart of the Establishment and a failing administration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 202 x 138 x 34. Weight: 448.
Written by 'a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack' (Daily Telegraph), the Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carre, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst. 1963. England is a country set to explode but Troy, now Britain's most senior police detective, is fighting his own battle against ill-health. While he is on medical leave, the Yard brings charges against an acquaintance of his, a hedonistic doctor with a penchant for voyeurism and young women, two of whom just happen to be sleeping with a senior man at the Foreign Office ... Read more
Written by 'a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack' (Daily Telegraph), the Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carre, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst. 1963. England is a country set to explode but Troy, now Britain's most senior police detective, is fighting his own battle against ill-health. While he is on medical leave, the Yard brings charges against an acquaintance of his, a hedonistic doctor with a penchant for voyeurism and young women, two of whom just happen to be sleeping with a senior man at the Foreign Office ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Inspector Troy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781611855890
SKU
V9781611855890
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About John Lawton
John Lawton worked for Channel 4 for many years, and, among many others, produced Harold Pinter's 'O Superman', the least-watched most-argued-over programme of the 90s. He has written seven novels in his Troy series, two Joe Wilderness novels, the standalone Sweet Sunday, a couple of short stories and the occasional essay. He writes very slowly and almost entirely on the ... Read more
Reviews for A Little White Death
John Lawton is so captivating a storyteller that I'd happily hear him out on any subject . . . Meticulous artistry . . . The Chekhovian echo brilliantly captures the end-of-days significance of every sordid indictment in this sprawling story.
New York Times Book Review
Unputdownable narrative of spying, sexual intrigue, political scandal, and murder . . . ... Read more
New York Times Book Review
Unputdownable narrative of spying, sexual intrigue, political scandal, and murder . . . ... Read more