A very private enterprise - Hardcover

IRONSIDE, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340352698 ISBN 13: 9780340352694

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984

Synopsis

Book by ELIZABETH IRONSIDE

About this title

About the Author:

"Elizabeth Ironside" is the pseudonym for Lady Catherine Manning, the current British Ambassador to the United States. As "Elizabeth Ironside" she has written five stand-alone mystery novels, of which two (Death in the Garden and The Accomplice) have been published in the U.S. by Felony & Mayhem; National Public Radio named Death in the Garden one of the 12 Best Books of 2005. Upon initial publication in the UK, A Very Private Enterprise won Britain's CWA Creasey award for Best First Crime Novel of the Year, and Death in the Garden was shortlisted for the CWA Golden Dagger award, for Best Crime Novel of the Year. Lady Manning and her husband, Sir David Manning, live in Washington, DC.

Review:

"A really excellent first novel, with original and interesting characters, great atmosphere, good action, and a genuine surprise in the tail" --Times Literary Supplement (UK)

"This intriguing first novel is imbued with an atmosphere of reality -- partly through its sheer intelligence -- that makes it outweigh the work of many more practiced writers" --The Telegraph (UK)

"Excellent local colour and culture, grand adventure, and an admirable denoument" --Times of London

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0340352698
• ISBN 13: 9780340352694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256