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" [Lawton's] work stands head and shoulders above most other contemporary thrillers, earning those comparisons to Le Carré " ( The Boston Globe ). The latest novel from the master spy novelist John Lawton follows Inspector Troy, now Scotland Yard's chief detective, deep into a scandal reminiscent of the infamous Profumo affair. England in 1963 is a country set to explode. The old guard, shocked by the habits of the war baby youth, sets out to fight back. The battle reaches uncomfortably close to Troy. While he is on medical leave, the Yard brings charges against an acquaintance of his, a hedonistic doctor with a penchant for voyeurism and young women, two of whom just happen to be sleeping with a senior man at the Foreign Office as well as a KGB agent. But on the eve of the verdict, a curious double case of suicide drags Troy back into active duty. Beyond bedroom acrobatics, the secret affairs now...
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- Author
- John Lawton
- Publisher
- Grove Atlantic;Atlantic Books Ltd
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781555848613
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (1,037 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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