Blue Rondo John Lawton

Name: Blue Rondo By John Lawton
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Blue Rondo by John Lawton

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SeriesInspector Troy series

Summary

The fifth book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.

Blue Rondo Summary

Blue Rondo by John Lawton

Written by 'a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack' (Daily Telegraph), the Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carre, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.

1959.

An old flame has returned to Troy's life: Kitty Stilton, now wife of an American presidential hopeful, has come back to London, and with her, an unwelcome guest.

Private eye Joey Rork has been hired to make sure Kitty's amorous liaisons don't ruin her husband's political career. But before Rork can dig any dirt, he meets a gruesome end...

But he isn't the only one, and with the body-count mounting is it possible that the blood trail leads back to Troy's police force and into his own forgotten past?

Blue Rondo Reviews

This book has a pace and a flavour that is racy, rakish and addictive. * Literary Review *
The period atmosphere, illustrated with credible characters, is impeccable and the writing elegantly precise. * Daily Telegraph *
The 50s atmosphere is acutely reproduced by John Lawton...Classy stuff. * Guardian *
Few novelists have given me more pleasure in recent years than John Lawton. * Washington Post *

About John Lawton

John Lawton worked for Channel 4 for many years, and, among many others, produced Harold Pinter's 'O Superman', the least-watched most-argued-over programme of the 90s. He has written seven novels in his Troy series, two Joe Wilderness novels, the standalone Sweet Sunday, a couple of short stories and the occasional essay. He writes very slowly and almost entirely on the hoof in the USA or Italy, but professes to be a resident of a tiny village in the Derbyshire Peak District. He admires the work of Barbara Gowdy, TC Boyle, Oliver Bleeck, Franz Schubert and Clara Schumann - and is passionate about the playing of Maria Joao Pires. He has no known hobbies, belongs to no organisations and hates being photographed.

Additional information

Sku

GOR005307346

ISBN 13

9781611855876

ISBN 10

161185587X

Title

Blue Rondo by John Lawton

Author

John Lawton

Series

Inspector Troy series

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

Year published

20130704

Number of pages

368

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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