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Synopsis
Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Strafford resign at the height of his parliamentary career? Why does the woman he loves so suddenly and coldly reject him? Why, seventy years later, should people go to such lengths — even as far as murder — to prevent the truth from being revealed?
Martin Radford, history graduate, disaffected and unemployed, leaps at the chance to get to the island of Madeira and begin the hunt for a solution to the intriguing secret of Edwin Stafford's fall from grace. However, his seeming good fortune turns to nightmare as his investigation triggers a bizarre and violent train of events which remorselessly entangles him and those who believed they had escaped the spectre of crimes long past but never paid for...
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"Combines the expert suspense manipulation skills of a Daphne DuMaurier romance with those of a John Le Carre thriller."
-New York Times
"One of the best novel I've read in a long time...I loved every one of its 500 pages"
-Washington Post
"A hornet's nest of jealousy, blackmail and violence. Engrossing"
-Daily Mail
"A complex trail of blackmail and murder. Recommended"
-Daily Express
About the Author
ROBERT GODDARD was born in Hampshire and read History at Cambridge. His first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. His first Harry Barnett novel, Into the Blue, was winner of the first WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award and was dramatized for TV, starring John Thaw.
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- PublisherRobert Hale Ltd
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0709027435
- ISBN 13 9780709027430
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages512
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Early Edition. ~~Withdrawn Ex-Library, replacement binding~~Good/Fair 1994 reprint with later blue and yellow jacket design. Some creasing and looseness to jacket, replacement plain green library boards, stamp to copyright page, pages clean and otherwise unmarked. Size: 160\nx 250mm. 512 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Crime Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0709027435. ISBN/EAN: 9780709027430. Dewey Code: 823/.914. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 085661. Seller Inventory # 085661
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first impression from 1986 in VG++ condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm. there is some marking to spine of boards, the jacket has a 4cm closed tear to bottom front corner by spine fold, now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, paypal accepted any questions please get in touch. Seller Inventory # ABE-16433993397
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Book is very good, square and tight. It is unmarked, with clean pages, free of inscriptions or marks and signed by the author directly on to the title page. The pages show the normal slight yellowing dues to ageing and paper quality. The Dust Jacket is very good, unfaded, unclipped (£10.95) and is free of rips or tears. It has creasing running the length of the top and bottom edges. There are two small puncture marks on the front face that have with corresponding indentation marks to the front board. First Edition - Signed by the Author. All our books are covered with a clear, removable, chemically inert, protective wrapper before being securely bubble wrapped and dispatched in strong corrugated cardboard boxes. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 16302
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