Waiting for the End of the World: A Novel of Suspense - Hardcover

Taylor, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0396084214 ISBN 13: 9780396084211

Publisher: Gollancz Thriller, 1984

Synopsis

It's a difficult time for William Dougal. He's given up smoking and, to make matters worse, a touch of blackmail persuades him into doing a job for his old adversary, James Hanbury. Nothing complicated – all he has to do is keep an eye on Dr Vertag, the leader of a lunatic fringe survival group. But he has hardly started when the barman who tried to warn him off is murdered. Suddenly Zelda appears from Dougal's murky past. Zelda is big, black and very beautiful. And just as suddenly she is kidnapped from his flat. Dougal's natural desire to rescue her plunges him into a maelstrom of criminal activities. The shadow of James Hanbury hangs over everything. Like truth itself, Hanbury is rarely pure and never simple.

About this title

Review:

A top-notch suspense novel . . . bears comparison with the work of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene. (Publishers Weekly)

'A top-notch suspense novel...bears comparison with the work of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene.' (Publishers Weekly)

'Tense and funny' (Booklist)

Tense and funny (Booklist)

A wry, sly romp . . . a deftly-crafted, hilarious, frightening and macabre tale (Washington Book Review)

'A wry, sly romp...a deftly-crafted, hilarious, frightening and macabre tale' (Washington Book Review)

Andrew Taylor is a master storyteller (Daily Telegraph)

Andrew Taylor is one of the most interesting, if not the most interesting novelist writing crime in England today (Harriet Waugh, Spectator)

Book Description:

The second book in the acclaimed William Dougal crime series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gollancz Thriller
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0396084214
• ISBN 13: 9780396084211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1