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She Died Young
Elizabeth Wilson
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Description for She Died Young
Paperback. London, 1956. A young woman has been found dead in a hotel in King's Cross Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
London, 1956. A young woman has been found dead in a hotel in King's Cross. It looks like an accident, and Scotland Yard isn't interested in accidents. But Fleet Street journalist Gerry Blackstone reckons there's more to it than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Oxford is filling with Hungarian emigres fleeing the failed revolution. Special Branch, concerned there could be Soviet spies among the genuine refugees, send in DCI Jack McGovern to keep an eye on proceedings. As McGovern plays spycatcher in Oxford and Blackstone hunts for clues in the seedy corners of London, a ... Read more
London, 1956. A young woman has been found dead in a hotel in King's Cross. It looks like an accident, and Scotland Yard isn't interested in accidents. But Fleet Street journalist Gerry Blackstone reckons there's more to it than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Oxford is filling with Hungarian emigres fleeing the failed revolution. Special Branch, concerned there could be Soviet spies among the genuine refugees, send in DCI Jack McGovern to keep an eye on proceedings. As McGovern plays spycatcher in Oxford and Blackstone hunts for clues in the seedy corners of London, a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781254851
SKU
V9781781254851
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Ref
99-15
About Elizabeth Wilson
An independent researcher and writer best known for her commentaries on feminism and popular culture, Elizabeth Wilson is currently Visiting Professor at the London College of Fashion. She is the author of several non-fiction books, including tennis history Love Game for Serpent's Tail. Her previous novels The Twilight Hour (9781852424770), War Damage (9781846686504) and The Girl in Berlin ... Read more
Reviews for She Died Young
Combines glittering, dark-hued prose with levels of penetrating psychological insight the equal of her great predecessors in the field. Wilson's upwards trajectory continues
Financial Times
A sinister noir thriller [...] with a brilliant cast of characters ... atmospheric and addictively entertaining
Irish Sunday Independent
Vividly evoking the seedy side of London against the background of the ... Read more
Financial Times
A sinister noir thriller [...] with a brilliant cast of characters ... atmospheric and addictively entertaining
Irish Sunday Independent
Vividly evoking the seedy side of London against the background of the ... Read more