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Old Flames
John Lawton
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Description for Old Flames
Paperback. Old Flames is the second title in the Frederick Troy series, which Grove Press UK are reissuing to celebrate the release of A Lily of the Field in paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420. Old Flames is the second title in the Frederick Troy series, which Grove Press UK are reissuing to celebrate the release of A Lily of the Field in paperback. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight: 422.
Written by 'a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack'- Daily Telegraph
The Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carré, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.
London, 1956.
Khrushchev and Bulganin, leaders of the Soviet Union, are in Britain on an official visit. Chief Inspector Troy is assigned to be Khrushchev's bodyguard and to spy on him. Soon after, a Royal Navy diver is found dead and mutilated beyond recognition in Portsmouth Harbour. What was he doing under the hull of Khrushchev's ship, and who sent him there?
Meanwhile, cold-blooded killings have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Inspector Troy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781611855906
SKU
V9781611855906
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 Old Flames
This is a strange, thoughtful, quiet, intelligent spellbinder of a book, penetrating the very heart of betrayal.
Sunday Times
An early candidate for Thumping Good Thriller of the Year . . . No angst, no darkness, just the joy of a plot racing along in overdrive.
Time Out
A splash of Greene, a twist of Deighton, ... Read more
Sunday Times
An early candidate for Thumping Good Thriller of the Year . . . No angst, no darkness, just the joy of a plot racing along in overdrive.
Time Out
A splash of Greene, a twist of Deighton, ... Read more