No Hearts, No Roses (A Tony Gerard Thriller, 1) - Hardcover

Murray, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727869981 ISBN 13: 9780727869982

Publisher: Severn House, 2011

Synopsis

Introducing laid back amateur sleuth Tony Gerard in this gripping new historical mystery series - Ten years after the end of World War II, Tony Gerard, amateur P.I., lives a peaceful life. That is until a routine call from the glamorous Beverly Beaumont, asking Gerard to investigate the disappearance of her brother, ends in the discovery of a body and a face from the past. A face from Paris, 1945.

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Reviews

Set in 1955, this complex but satisfying series debut from British author Murray (After a Dead Dog) introduces Tony Gérard, a London "producer's assistant" trained as an accountant who soon finds himself in the role of tough guy sleuth. On retainer to Les Jackson's Hoxton Films, Gérard must locate Jonathan Harrison, film star Beverley Beaumont's missing brother. The quest for Harrison leads Gérard, who served in France as a special ops soldier during WWII, into a deadly world of bodies, drugs, and diamond smuggling. A dangerous complication arrives in the form of Ghislaine Rieux, the beautiful wife of a former French comrade of Gérard's, the "frighteningly ruthless" Robert Rieux, who's sure to follow. Murray's 1950s England, with men hardened by war and willing to take long chances, is the perfect milieu for the unflappable Gérard, who manages to keep himself in play, despite threats, beatings, and occasional gunfire. (June)

Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727869981
• ISBN 13: 9780727869982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256