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Will Dylan is an electoral favourite – intelligent, sharp and good-looking, he is the government’s new golden boy. Jonas Killey is a small-time solicitor – determined, uncompromising and obsessed, he is hounding Dylan in the hope of bringing him into disrepute. Believing he has information that can connect Dylan with an illegal procedure during a trade union merger, he starts to spread the word, provoking a top-level fluttering. At the crucial time of a general election, no government can afford bad press. Jonas suddenly finds himself pursued by those who want to keep him quiet, but he is determined that the truth will be heard.
218 pages, Hardcover
First published August 26, 1976
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Michael Gilbert
143 books87 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Born in Lincolnshire in 1912, Michael Francis Gilbert was educated in Sussex before entering the University of London where he gained an LLB with honours in 1937. Gilbert was a founding member of the British Crime Writers Association, and in 1988 he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America - an achievement many thought long overdue. He won the Life Achievement Anthony Award at the 1990 Boucheron in London, and in 1980 he was knighted as a Commander in the Order of the British Empire. Gilbert made his debut in 1947 with Close Quarters, and since then has become recognized as one of our most versatile British mystery writers.
He was the father of Harriett Gilbert.
Born in Lincolnshire in 1912, Michael Francis Gilbert was educated in Sussex before entering the University of London where he gained an LLB with honours in 1937. Gilbert was a founding member of the British Crime Writers Association, and in 1988 he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America - an achievement many thought long overdue. He won the Life Achievement Anthony Award at the 1990 Boucheron in London, and in 1980 he was knighted as a Commander in the Order of the British Empire. Gilbert made his debut in 1947 with Close Quarters, and since then has become recognized as one of our most versatile British mystery writers.
He was the father of Harriett Gilbert.
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March 20, 2017
I can't believe that this is the only work by this brilliant and prolific British crime writer on goodreads!
I read almost everything Mr. Gilbert published back in the "Golden Age" of crime fiction. His first mystery was published in 1947, his last in 1999. I found him in the 1980's and collected every book I could find.
I just don't have the words to describe how good his characters, plots, action, and settings are. This title is a fine example of the quality of his books. This is not particularly upper class British crime fiction; most of it is gritty and very real. He doesn't fit into any particular sub-genre. Though gritty, his stories are not hard boiled.
He was well appreciated by his fellow crime writers, winning a Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement in 1994 and being named as a "grandmaster" by the Mystery Writers of America in 1988.
Searching out his books will be well worth your effort.
Aha! I have found the rest of Mr. Gilbert's books under the name Michael Gilbert.
I read almost everything Mr. Gilbert published back in the "Golden Age" of crime fiction. His first mystery was published in 1947, his last in 1999. I found him in the 1980's and collected every book I could find.
I just don't have the words to describe how good his characters, plots, action, and settings are. This title is a fine example of the quality of his books. This is not particularly upper class British crime fiction; most of it is gritty and very real. He doesn't fit into any particular sub-genre. Though gritty, his stories are not hard boiled.
He was well appreciated by his fellow crime writers, winning a Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement in 1994 and being named as a "grandmaster" by the Mystery Writers of America in 1988.
Searching out his books will be well worth your effort.
Aha! I have found the rest of Mr. Gilbert's books under the name Michael Gilbert.
April 26, 2023
A wonderful mystery!
November 2, 2013
A well-crafted political thriller. The tone and style reminded me of the books of Cyril Hare, dry but engaging.
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