About this title: 1963: A Tory government beset by a defection, sexual scandal, cover-up and a ministerial resignation - Frederick Troy, now Britain's most senior police detective, unravels a trail that leads to death at the very heart of the Establishment and a failing administration.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780871139320ISBN:0871139324
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780871139320ISBN:0871139324
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Description: Good. 0871139324 Standard used condition ie. Same quality you would find in your local bookstore. This is a new unread book that received the above wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780752816975ISBN:0752816977
Description: Fine. Paperback, Like New, clean, tight, unmarked, no cover creases. (The third book in the Frederick Troy series). Inspector Troy returns in this thriller set in 1963-the year of the Profumo scandal, Kim Philby's defection and Harold Macmillan's resignation. Fighting ill-health, Troy finds his past catching up with him following a British traitor's defection to Moscow from Beirut. All orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780752816975ISBN:0752816977
Description: Very Good. Mild shelf and corner wear; Mild spine creases and slant; Minor tanning and mild soiling to page edges; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780297841234ISBN:0297841238
Description: Fine. Stunning book this is immaculate Family business dispatching books to all over the world within 24/48 hours. Next day delivery and gist wrapping are available. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Orion
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780752816975ISBN:0752816977
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Orion
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780752816975ISBN:0752816977
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 2007-02-28
ISBN-13:9780802142900ISBN:0802142907
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780802142900. read more
Binding: book Softcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780802142900ISBN:0802142907
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 440 pages. 8.30 x 5.80 x 1.20 in. 17.6 oz. The British spy and sex scandals of the early 1960s provided inspiration for this installment in the adventures of former secret agent and current Scotland Yard chief detective Frederick Troy. Troy canâ?t quite get into the swing of the swinging â?60s, but others, like his new pal Dr. Patrick Fitz Fitzpatrick seem right at home...that is, until Fitz is arrested for providing the ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780871139320ISBN:0871139324
Description: New in new dust jacket. First American edition with 1 in number line. New. Giftable. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 440 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: book Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780871139320ISBN:0871139324
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 440 pages. 9.00 x 6.30 x 1.20 in. 25.6 oz. In 1963, Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Troy is called back to active duty from his medical leave on the eve of the verdict in a case involving a curious double suicide to deal with a case involving political scandal, espionage, drugs, sex, and murder. The British spy and sex scandals of the early 1960s provided inspiration for this installment in the adventures of former secret ... read more
"I read this book in two days, fast for me. OK, it's not "The Critique of Pure Reason" or "War and Peace," but it is an exciting read--distinctive, quirky, believable characters in a complex mystery set in 1963 England. For a plot, Lawton draws from the "Profumo Affair" that helped topple the Conservative government. It was a big scandal at the time. Cabinet member Profumo had been caught fooling around with a model named Christine Keeler. I probably wouldn't even remember this if were not for an experience at Heathrow in August of '63. My parents and I were walking to the gate for our flight back to the States when my dad suddenly elbowed me and whispered, "Psst! Over there, Christine Keeler." I looked up to see a tall, elegant young woman in a big white hat and black and white suit pass by accompanied by a couple of body guards. She certainly was not trying to hide. Lawton does a great job of remaking Keeler in the character of Tara Ffitch. Two things did bother me: the character of Kolankiewitz, the Pole, sometimes speaks with heavily Slavic word order and grammar, but other times in perfect Oxbridge. Also. the reiteration of the "new times" themes gets a bit heavy-handed toward the end. We get it."
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