The Golden Chrysalis by Stan Mcmurtry
Gold bullion,gangsters and killers don't mix and in the midst walks mild mannered Eddie Wheatley. He must change to survive.
Excellent storyline which keeps you gripped from the start - Daily Mail; Stan McMurtry has excelled himself with this superbly written thriller - Mail On Sunday
More usually known by his pen name “Mac”, Stanley McMurtry was born in Edinburgh. The Family moved to Birmingham when he was eight years old and at 17 he enrolled at the Birmingham School of Art and soon afterwards landed his first job as a trainee shop-fitting designer but as this proved to be too restricting he left and worked as an Ironmonger’s assistant until undergoing compulsory military service. On leaving the forces, he became a trainee cartoon film animator, and it was here that he found true happiness and fulfilment doing a job that was to become his life. During breaks in filming, he began to contribute “Gag” cartoons to magazines and newspapers. He did rather well at this and was soon snapped-up by the Daily Sketch in 1968 to be the Political and Social Cartoonist. In 1971 the Daily Mail took-over the Sketch and Mac became its main cartoonist, during which time he was voted Cartoonist of the Year six times and Political Cartoonist of the Year twice. Additionally, with a colleague, he wrote scripts for the comedians Dave Allen and Tommy Cooper, which is testament to his extraordinary good sense of humour and fun. Mac was awarded the MBE in 2004 for services to the Newspaper industry, was a “Castaway” on Desert Island Discs in 2008, has been invited to Number 10 by the then prime minister Margaret Thatcher and was voted one of the Men of the Year in 1983. In the meantime, he has been a successful children’s author with his acclaimed book “The Bungee Venture” being made into an animated cartoon by the fabled Hannah & Barbera team in Hollywood. Mac is a widower with two children and five grandchildren who retired from the Daily Mail at the end of 2018 but was brought back to create a weekly cartoon for the Mail on Sunday. He now spends his time writing novels and children’s books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781915657121 |
| ISBN 10 | 1915657121 |
| Title | The Golden Chrysalis |
| Author | Stan Mcmurtry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pressman House Publishing Limited |
| Year published | 2023-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 279 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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