A Little White Death
by John Lawton
2020-09-04 13:02:06
â[Lawtonâs] work stands head and shoulders above most other contemporary thrillers, earning those comparisons to Le Carré.â âThe Boston Globe The latest novel from the master spy novelist John Lawton follows Inspector Troy, now...
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â[Lawtonâs] work stands head and shoulders above most other contemporary thrillers, earning those comparisons to Le Carré.â âThe Boston Globe The latest novel from the master spy novelist John Lawton follows Inspector Troy, now Scotland Yardâs 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 which 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 stretch to double crosses and deals in the halls of power, not to mention murder. Itâs all Troy can do to stay afloat in a country immersed in drugs and up to its neck in scandal. âJohn Lawton is so captivating a storyteller that Iâd happily hear him out on any subject.â âMarilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
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