Blame the Dead
Published on 20. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
374 pages
978-1-4482-0085-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Lyall at his fleet and fearful best' Chicago Tribune
When Martin Fenwick - rich, respected, loved - is murdered, his bodyguard James Card goes on the hunt for his killers. His only clue, a small package wrapped in plain brown paper, will send Card on a relentless manhunt across international borders and into the clutches of death.
Young, beautiful, and very much alive, Lois Fenwick is oddly without sorrow over her husband's death. David Fenwick, the surviving son, is determined to find his father's murderer, and will risk his own life to find them.
Card is a man used to action, but now he must unearth the deadly secret that sent his boss on a rendezvous with a bullet.
When Martin Fenwick - rich, respected, loved - is murdered, his bodyguard James Card goes on the hunt for his killers. His only clue, a small package wrapped in plain brown paper, will send Card on a relentless manhunt across international borders and into the clutches of death.
Young, beautiful, and very much alive, Lois Fenwick is oddly without sorrow over her husband's death. David Fenwick, the surviving son, is determined to find his father's murderer, and will risk his own life to find them.
Card is a man used to action, but now he must unearth the deadly secret that sent his boss on a rendezvous with a bullet.
Reviews / Votes
Lyall at his fleet and fearful best. -- Alice Cromie * The Chicago Tribune * Properly fast-moving and violent, and notable for the shell-game ingenuity with which the author substitutes one villain for another. -- Phoebe Adams * The Atlantic * Story-telling at its simplest, at its best. -- H.R.F. Keating * The 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
978-1-4482-0085-6 (9781448200856)
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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.