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Roger Longrigg was a British author of unusual versatility who wrote both novels and non-fiction, along with plays and screenplays for television, under both his own name and eight other pseudonyms. Born in Edinburgh into a military family, he was at first schooled in the Middle East, but returned to England as a youth and later read history at Magdalen College, Oxford. His early career took him into advertising, but after the publication of two comic novels took up writing full time in 1959. He completed fifty five books, many under his own name, but also Scottish historical fiction as Laura Black; thrillers as Ivor Drummond (for which his chief character, Lady Jennifer Norrington was named by HRF Keating in 'The Times' as the 'True heir of James Bond'); black comedies as Domini Taylor; Frank Parish (which titles feature the adventures of Dan Mallett, a poacher who lives on the edges of legality) - and famously Rosalind Erskine - a name with which he hoaxed all for several years, and who appeared to write a disguised biography of what life was like in a girls boarding school where the classmates ran a brothel for boys from a nearby school. Erskine's 'The Passion Flower Hotel' became a bestseller and was later filmed. Roger Longrigg's work in television included 'Mother Love', a BBC mini-series starring Diana Rigg and David McCallum, and episodes of 'Crown Court' and 'Dial M for Murder'. He died in 2000, aged 70 and was survived by his wife, the novelist Jane Chichester, and three daughters.
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"Snob stuff, dream stuff, pure escapism ... entertaining, as the previous exploits of this trio have been. Drummond writes in a smooth and sophisticated manner.," New York Times
"Drummond writes in a smooth and sophisticated manner.," New York Times
Snob stuff, dream stuff, pure escapism ... entertaining, as the previous exploits of this trio have been. Drummond [Longrigg] writes in a smooth and sophisticated manner.--New York Times
"Drummond writes in a smooth and sophisticated manner.," New York Times
Snob stuff, dream stuff, pure escapism ... entertaining, as the previous exploits of this trio have been. Drummond [Longrigg] writes in a smooth and sophisticated manner.--New York Times
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0333176650
- ISBN 13 9780333176658
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CI3 - A first edition (First published 1974 stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, small tear on the front top left corner, some scattered light rubbing and scratches, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, fading on the top spine, some scattered light stains on the top page edges, darkened endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8"x5.25", 223 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The celebrated trio of friends- Sandro, Colly, and Jenny- are on the warpath again. Colly (Coleridge Tucker III) becomes suspicious about the death of his friend David Cordle, who is supposed to have fallen off a cliff in Vermont. What could have driven so blameless a man to suicide? Colly starts inquiries; the immediate the result is a ruthless attempt to murder him. An innocent man dies in Colly himself was nearly killed. Soon it is clear that his friends, count Sandro di Ganzaello and Lady Jennifer Norrington, are equally the query of the gang of assassins who react with such bloody ferocity to any inquisitiveness about Cordle's death. The trio, usually the hunters, become the hunted, and a terrifying chase down through America and deep into Mexico they narrowly escaped death by fire, death by bullet, and- in a last sequence of prolonged and almost unbearable tension- death by hanging at the hands of a Mexican lynch-mob. with all their great resource the three friends invade the series of horrific ambushes, and often turned the tables: and all the time they are wrestling with the problems- who are these people? How do they find the remotest hiding place, trail the most elusive car? Why do they want to kill? Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 2207meg106
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