Criminal Intentions by David Williams
David William's whodunits have a huge and devoted following, recruited through the ingenuity of his plotting and the wit, style and sheer elegance of his writing. His brilliant short stories, never collected in one volume before, offer in addition the rich classical virtue of a superbly contrived twist in every tale. His favourite gold-digging spouses get delicious outings, as do the perpetrators of two fascinating insurance scarns and the members who so nearly bring disgrace on a London's gentleman's club. The tricking, on the Riviera, of an innocent Wimbledon spinster, the assassination of an ex-president and the hilarious arrangements for the demise of an unfavourite rich relative by a scrumptious Welsh harpy, are glorious examples of the genre. All these and other gems in this fifteen strong collection make for a compulsive and entirely satisfying virtuoso entertainment.
"'Williams maintains suspense while keeping the masks of comedy and tragedy spining like tops' Sunday Times"
David Williams is a Welshman, born in Bridgend and educated at the Cathedral School, Hereford, and St Johns College, Oxford, where he read history, interrupted by three years service as a Royal Navy officer. While head of the successful advertising agency he founded, and regular TV and radio broadcaster, at age 51 he was advised to leave commerce after a bad stroke. Following his recovery he quickly established himself as a full-time writer. He has published 22 whodunits, and two of his titles have been shortlisted for the Crime Writers Gold Dagger Award. He and his wife live at Wentworth, Surrey. They have two married children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780709069454 |
| ISBN 10 | 0709069456 |
| Title | Criminal Intentions |
| Author | David Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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