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OverviewNigel Murray is jolted awake in the middle of the night by a disturbance on the grounds of his rural cottage in Devonshire. Two men with guns are approaching the well in his garden, and he can just make out a pair of hands, desperately clutching the well's edge. The men scatter, never to be seen again, but in their place is a woman, badly hurt but still breathing, who claims to be the kidnapped niece of a political heavyweight from the sleepy island of Canna. That same night, a murder is committed on Canna for the first time in decades. What is happening on once-peaceful Canna? Is this woman who she claims to be? And why has she been left in Nigel Murray's garden? Murray soon finds himself pulled into a tale of danger, conspiracy and treason and makes a call he'd hoped to avoid... this is a case only Department Z can solve. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John CreaseyPublisher: Agora Books Imprint: Ipso Books ISBN: 9781911295877ISBN 10: 191129587 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 12 September 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsCreasey is creating his own kind of Comedie Humane-Policiere - and a splendid achievement it is. -- Anthony Boucher for The New York Times Phenomenal -- Life Magazine Really enjoyed this adventure - lovely brave hero, plenty of great excitement and a real sense of old fashioned fair play. -- Amazon Reviewer Beautifully gung ho. -- Goodreads Reviewer Author InformationJohn Creasey MBE was an English crime and science fiction writer who wrote more than 600 novels using 28 different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous. These include The Toff, Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron, and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), also known by its British title Gideon's Day . The Baron character was made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron. In 1953, John Creasey founded the UK's Crime Writers' Association (CWA). The CWA New Blood Dagger is awarded in his memory for first books by previously unpublished writers. Sponsored by BBC Audiobooks, it includes a prize of GBP1000. This award was known previously as the John Creasey Memorial Dagger. John Creasey died in June 1973. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |