This detective series follows Inspector Troy through London from the post-war era into the 1960s. Each case delves into the darker aspects of British society, exploring the complexities of human nature. Readers witness a brilliant, yet flawed, detective grappling with murder, intrigue, and the social changes of his time. It's a compelling read for fans of classic mysteries with a strong historical backdrop.
The first book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon. The Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carre, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.
The second book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.
The third book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon. číst celé
Set in London in the swinging 1960s, this latest novel from Lawton follows Inspector Troy, now Scotland Yard's chief detective, deep into a case reminiscent of the infamous Profumo scandal, where secret affairs stretch to double-crosses and backroom deals in the halls of Parliament--not to mention murder
The fourth book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.
"Spring 1941. England - alone for a year since Dunkirk. An ally without allies. Russia - on the brink of war. But it doesn't know it yet. America - struggling to stay neutral. And Germany...? After ten years spying for the Americans, Wolfgang Stahl, deputy to Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich, disappears during a Berlin air raid ... the Germans think he's dead, the British know he's not ... but where is he?" "Mi6 convinces US Intelligence that Stahl will head for London, and so recruit England's first reluctaut ally into a 'plain clothes partnership'." "Capt. Calvin M. Cormack III - 29, an American 'aristocrat', tall, skinny, shy, is teamed with Chief Inspector Stilton of Stepney, fat, fifty, convivial, a man known to eat two breakfasts - and between them they scour the streets of London, a city awash with spivs and refugees." "England is another country - indeed, for Cal it might be another planet. The language, the customs and the people baffle him. An innocent abroad, he tumbles headlong into England, falls for Stiltons precocious daughter Kitty - and, when it all goes pear-shaped - ditched by Mi6, disowned by his embassy, sinking into England - what could be more natural than that Kitty should introduce him to his last hope, her last boyfriend ..." "Sgt. Troy, of Scotland Yard - 25, short, saturnine and ... silent."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The fifth book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.
The sixth book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.
The seventh book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.
A new novel in the Inspector Troy series, a tale of Cold War spy dealings centred around Guy Burgess