| Blaze Away First World Pub Edition Contributor(s): James, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780290721 ISBN-13: 9781780290720 Publisher: Severn House OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural |
| Dewey: 823.914 |
| Series: Harpur & Iles Mystery |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Policemen Harpur and Iles get mixed up in the criminal world of fine art dealing Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur feels a sort of warmth towards Jack Lamb, a brilliantly prosperous but profoundly dodgy fine arts dealer. Lamb is the greatest informant Harpur has ever dealt with - might be the greatest informant any police officer has ever dealt with - and although Jack ended this arrangement some time ago, Harpur still feels indebted to him. Lamb's posh manor house is stuffed with expensive paintings, ripe for the pinching . . . and small-time thief George Dinnick and his crew intend to relieve him of a few. But their plans are complicated by local big-time crook Ralph Ember, who is on the lookout for some art to elevate his gentleman's club, The Monty; and who else would he visit to procure this art but Jack Lamb? Add to the mix odd-job man and stolen-art procurer Basil Gordon Loam - aka Enzyme - who Harpur and Iles would very much like to see locked up, and things start to get complicated indeed. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, Bill: - Critically-acclaimed crime writer Bill James is a former journalist, and wrote for The Sunday Times, the Daily Mirror, the Spectator, the New Review and Punch. Married, with four children, he lives in Wales. |