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Blue Rondo
John Lawton
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Description for Blue Rondo
Paperback. 1959: Bodies have started turning up around London, dismembered in the same bizarre and horrifying way. Is it possible that the blood trail leads back to Troy's police force and his own forgotten past? Series: Inspector Troy. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
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. 1959. An old flame has returned to Troy's life: Kitty Stilton, now wife of an American presidential hopeful, has come back to London, and with her, an unwelcome guest. Private eye Joey Rork has been hired to make sure Kitty's amorous liaisons don't ruin her husband's political career. But before Rork can dig any dirt, he meets a gruesome end... ... 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. 1959. An old flame has returned to Troy's life: Kitty Stilton, now wife of an American presidential hopeful, has come back to London, and with her, an unwelcome guest. Private eye Joey Rork has been hired to make sure Kitty's amorous liaisons don't ruin her husband's political career. But before Rork can dig any dirt, he meets a gruesome end... ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Inspector Troy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781611855876
SKU
V9781611855876
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-7
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 Blue Rondo
Few novelists have given me more pleasure in recent years than John Lawton.
Washington Post
The 50s atmosphere is acutely reproduced by John Lawton...Classy stuff.
Guardian
The period atmosphere, illustrated with credible characters, is impeccable and the writing elegantly precise.
Daily Telegraph
This book has a pace and a flavour that is racy, rakish ... Read more
Washington Post
The 50s atmosphere is acutely reproduced by John Lawton...Classy stuff.
Guardian
The period atmosphere, illustrated with credible characters, is impeccable and the writing elegantly precise.
Daily Telegraph
This book has a pace and a flavour that is racy, rakish ... Read more