A crime thriller novel with mystery, action and adventure.
Has famous British author Temple Wilde chosen to disappear on a sentimental journey to Australia where he grew up, or is he really missing? Peter Fleck, private eye, already has an assignment, investigating the death of old Willie Ansbacher, who used to publish a girlie magazine, Coy Company. But when he learns that Wilde, as a youngster, wrote for the magazine and that a back number is missing from the files, Fleck's hunch is that the two jobs are connected and he starts tracking the author. Jigsaw fragments emerge as Fleck delves into Wilde's past: a blond child, a poisoned cow, a chess-crazy doctor . . . and two men named Martin Van Cleeff.
What is there in that missing magazine that might bear on Ansbacher's death? What has become of Wilde's first wife? As the chase takes him from Sydney to the lonely outback, to rainswept London and back again, the picture slowly grows, and so do Fleck's fears for Wilde's safety. In Richard Clapperton's enthralling story, the tension mounts as Fleck's jigsaw nears completion, and explodes in a dazzling finale of twists and surprises.
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Seller: The Book Scouts, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. To our USA customers. We ship to the USA via "Deliver Duty Paid" shipping options. This means that there will be no duty or tariffs that you need to pay on your purchase! We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of all books, please just ask! Fine in fine price-clipped dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-5816025624
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in darl grey cloth with bright, silver titles to spine, this 1976 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG wrapper (unclipped), Signed and inscribed to Les Jackson by the auth, with date March 1976: this on free front endpaper. 209pp with 22 Chapters. One small foxing spot to fore-edge, otherwise Vg. Signed & Inscribed By Author. Seller Inventory # 0014866