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Tony Chatham, Features Organizer for the BBC in the thirties, is shot at by unknown assailants he believes are connected with his wife
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- PublisherV. Gollancz
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0575031972
- ISBN 13 9780575031975
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages172
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A Shot in the Arm aka Death at the BBC
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Victor Gollancz, London
(1982)
ISBN 10: 0575031972
ISBN 13: 9780575031975
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of this stand alone crime novel. Set in the London of the 1930's dealing with the Director General of the BBC. Published in the US under the title Death at the BBC. Tiny light creases in the lamination cover the surface of the dustjacket. Hardly visible but you can feel it. In near fine / very good condition. Seller Inventory # 31368
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A Shot In The Arm
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Gollancz, London
(1982)
ISBN 10: 0575031972
ISBN 13: 9780575031975
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 172 pages. 300 grams. First Edition. Gollancz Yellow Jacket. Book is in good ex-library condition wtih associated markings and attachments; slight compression of spine. Dust jacket is in good condition. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic non-adhesive removable covering. 'In 1937, when Sir John Reith was Director General of the BBC, and brooded over Broadcasting House like the wrath of God, the smallest hint of scandal was enough to destroy a career there. So when the hysterical wife of the Features Organiser, Tony Clatham, accused him of adultery, and talked of divorce, his days were surely numbered. Unless, perhaps, his wife could be silenced. The next step seems obvious. But now comes the first of several startling twists in the plot of this highly ingenious thriller. There's a murder attempt, but it's the husband, not the wife, who is shot at. In fact, ther are two attempts. But who wants to kill Clatham, and why? Perhaps his second-in-command, Warren: they get on badly together. Now comes another surprise; the murder, not of Clatham, but of Warren's devious secretary, Lavinia Manners, shot dead at Clatham's desk - from a window of the hotel across the road. Was Chatham the intended target? Or were the attacks on him designed merely to confuse the police? The nature of the next surprise we must not even hint at, but it turns the plot inside out. And a complex story has still to unfold; one that involves many real figures of the Thirties, from Mrs Mayrick, the night-club queen, to John Cornford and Giles Romilly, who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War. It's a highly fascinating novel, which delightfully recreates the London of the Thirties, and especially of the BBC during Reith's all pervading presence. John Sherwood started life as a schoolmaster, but served in the Intelligence Corps for the duration of World War II. In 1946 he joined the BBC External services where he remained until he retired in 1973. He lives in the country, in Kent, and now spends a good deal of time on general house repairs, plumbing, gardening, "pulling one's weight in the village", etc; and concurrently with all his other activities he has written 15 novels and a biography of James Elroy Flecker.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction, Modern First Editions.; Fiction, Mystery. ISBN: 0575031972. ISBN/EAN: 9780575031975. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002472. Seller Inventory # 002472
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A Shot in the Arm by John Sherwood (First UK Edition) Gollancz File Copy
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Victor Gollancz Ltd, London and Boston
(1982)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A Shot in the Arm by John Sherwood (First UK Edition) Gollancz File Copy A tight bright unread copy. Half-title page stamped "Archive Copy". A sharp bright yellow jacket. Brodart cover. First UK Edition. Gollancz Detection. BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX10027-1
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