
This Is Not a Pipe
David Jarvis(Author)
Matador (Publisher)
Published on 28. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-80514-148-8 (ISBN)
Description
How would you go about finding a relative if they had gone missing abroad?
For Michaela 'Mike' Kingdom, this should have been all in a day's work. After all, she had previously been a search analyst for the CIA in London. Unfortunately, she didn't know which name her brother-in-law was using, what he was doing or even in which country he was working. His phone had been used in Malaga three weeks previously and then gone dead. Her initial investigations were off to a slow start until the killing of a British government minister in France on his way to Spain gave her that vital first clue. That's all Mike Kingdom needed - until she befriended a fish gutter's dog, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
This Is Not a Pipe - like its predecessor, The Tip of the Iceberg - is a thought-provoking and gripping story that follows Mike Kingdom as she ventures into the field for a second time.
Reviews for David Jarvis's previous two novels:
"One of my best reads of the year!"
"A quite exceptional thriller."
"One of the most joyous anti-heroes ever consigned to the written word."
"A unique blend of humour, history and storytelling."
"A spy thriller that is innovative and thought-provoking."
"A joy to read from its start to its excellent finish."
"A light, bright and witty take on the spy genre."
For Michaela 'Mike' Kingdom, this should have been all in a day's work. After all, she had previously been a search analyst for the CIA in London. Unfortunately, she didn't know which name her brother-in-law was using, what he was doing or even in which country he was working. His phone had been used in Malaga three weeks previously and then gone dead. Her initial investigations were off to a slow start until the killing of a British government minister in France on his way to Spain gave her that vital first clue. That's all Mike Kingdom needed - until she befriended a fish gutter's dog, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
This Is Not a Pipe - like its predecessor, The Tip of the Iceberg - is a thought-provoking and gripping story that follows Mike Kingdom as she ventures into the field for a second time.
Reviews for David Jarvis's previous two novels:
"One of my best reads of the year!"
"A quite exceptional thriller."
"One of the most joyous anti-heroes ever consigned to the written word."
"A unique blend of humour, history and storytelling."
"A spy thriller that is innovative and thought-provoking."
"A joy to read from its start to its excellent finish."
"A light, bright and witty take on the spy genre."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Troubador Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80514-148-8 (9781805141488)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
After going to art college in the 1970s, David Jarvis set up an international planning practice, which he ran successfully for forty years. His canvases just got bigger and bigger. He has now retired to Wiltshire.