All Honourable Men
Published on 20. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-1-4482-0055-9 (ISBN)
Description
'Stirring period piece set in the anxious months before the outbreak of the First World War' Sunday Times
With the shadow of the First World War looming ever closer, Britain is quietly relieved when Turkish bandits hold to ransom engineers working on a railway that threatened its oil interests in the Persian Gulf. Feigning help, the Foreign Office sends the notorious Lady Kelso, once the lover of the bandit's chief, with members of the fledgling Secret Service Bureau to serve as 'diplomatic protection'.
Ambush, betrayal, murder and bombardment all ensue as there are others - German, Turkish and French - all honourably putting their own country's interests first.
With the shadow of the First World War looming ever closer, Britain is quietly relieved when Turkish bandits hold to ransom engineers working on a railway that threatened its oil interests in the Persian Gulf. Feigning help, the Foreign Office sends the notorious Lady Kelso, once the lover of the bandit's chief, with members of the fledgling Secret Service Bureau to serve as 'diplomatic protection'.
Ambush, betrayal, murder and bombardment all ensue as there are others - German, Turkish and French - all honourably putting their own country's interests first.
Reviews / Votes
Stirring period piece [set] in the anxious months before the outbreak of the first world war. * The Sunday Times * Gavin Lyall is a master of his craft * Spectator *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
411 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4482-0055-9 (9781448200559)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gavin Lyall (1932-2003) was a Royal Airforce pilot, journalist, and prolific author of spy and aviation thrillers.
His years as a Royal Air Force pilot lent his fast paced, tautly written aviation thrillers authenticity. His first novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, was inspired by his personal experiences in the Libyan and Greece and became an international bestseller. He also worked as a journalist, first with the Picture Post and the BBC, then as the Sunday Times' aviation correspondent.
His years as a Royal Air Force pilot lent his fast paced, tautly written aviation thrillers authenticity. His first novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, was inspired by his personal experiences in the Libyan and Greece and became an international bestseller. He also worked as a journalist, first with the Picture Post and the BBC, then as the Sunday Times' aviation correspondent.