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This story of ruthless ambition with consequences that could rock two governments begins with the murder of a call girl, Sylvia Keysing. Mansell of the Central Crimes Bureau turns for help to Ludo Fender, who together with Antonia Strachan tries to penetrate a network of seemingly unrelated events. Paul Geddes has written six previous novels including "A State of Corruption" and "Goliath".
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When fat, clever, unlikely hero Ludovic Fender says to an aged aunt, "Surely to you I've always been an open book," she replies, "Written in a very peculiar language"--and she's right. Geddes ( Hangman ) here brings Fender back from rustication to straighten out a scandal in the British Central Crimes Bureau. The bureau, mandated to ferret out corruption, is headed by Antrim, who has suspicious ties to a ruthless tycoon and may also have a taste for kinky sex. The book begins with the seemingly unconnected deaths of a call girl in a car crash, and of an Irish Republican minister from AIDS. Treading warily, Fender brilliantly pulls together diverse strands, including a faked suicide, some actual and possible murders and deeds of lethal ambition at Ministerial levels. The rum, believable lot of characters, high level of wit ("A politician fondling his conscience in public is the ultimate indecency") and hints of future adventures for Fender take some of the sting out of the cynical ending. Ludovic Fender is a wonderful creation and this is a sophisticated, satisfying treat.
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- PublisherThe Bodley Head Ltd
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0370311671
- ISBN 13 9780370311678
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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