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Fire on the Runway de Mel Bradshaw

Fire on the Runway: Paul Shenstone Mysteries

Autor Mel Bradshaw
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 mai 2013
As Torontonians move to the beat of the Jazz Age, war is the furthest thing from their minds. Then a fatal grenade explosion outside a west end hotel room breaks the rhythm. The room's registered occupant, a mysterious European woman calling herself Lucy, disappears before she can shed any light on the incident. Police detective Paul Shenstone believes someone is trying to assassinate Lucy. Once he has found her, he will learn the reason: she has uncovered dangerous secrets that threaten world peace. Shenstone must protect Lucy and pursue her attackers. At the same time, his own experience as an infantry officer in Flanders compels him to go beyond his police function. He feels he must help Lucy get her message to the corridors of power, so that a new war may be prevented.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781459703353
ISBN-10: 1459703359
Pagini: 266
Ilustrații: 1, black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 202 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
Seria Paul Shenstone Mysteries

Recenzii

Whoopee! Mel Bradshaw takes us to the Jazz Age in Toronto just in time for the Great Gatsby party. Historical reconstruction is Bradshaw's forte (his early Victorian mystery, Death in the Age of Steam, was short-listed for an Arthur Ellis Award) and he's at the top of his game here with mysterious maidens and hot jazz. -- Globe and Mail, May 18, 2013
This excellent police thriller set in 1926 Canada is the second case (after Quarrel with the Foe) for Bradshaw's World War I vet. It's reminiscent of John Buchan's classic The Thirty-Nine Steps, with abundant espionage and historical detailing. -- Library Journal, May 01, 2013
Bradshaw's skill for depicting details is what brings post-war Toronto to life. -- Merchant of Menace: Sleuths of Bake Street Newsletter, 2013
Bradshaw does a good job of combining personal lives, specific crime investigations, and large, grave international trends and events in compelling, reasonably logical fashion. -- London Free Press -- July 12, 2013
Fire on the Runway is Bradshaw at the top of his game. He writes a story in which murder, espionage and good old-fashioned detective work are challenging and satisfying despite the absence of forensic toys. -- Hamilton Spectator, Aug 2, 2013
Whoopee! Mel Bradshaw takes us to the Jazz Age in Toronto just in time for the Great Gatsby party. Historical reconstruction is Bradshaw's forte (his early Victorian mystery, Death in the Age of Steam, was short-listed for an Arthur Ellis Award) and he's at the top of his game here with mysterious maidens and hot jazz. -- Globe and Mail, May 18, 2013 This excellent police thriller set in 1926 Canada is the second case (after Quarrel with the Foe) for Bradshaw's World War I vet. It's reminiscent of John Buchan's classic The Thirty-Nine Steps, with abundant espionage and historical detailing. -- Library Journal, May 01, 2013 Bradshaw's skill for depicting details is what brings post-war Toronto to life. -- Merchant of Menace: Sleuths of Bake Street Newsletter, 2013 Bradshaw does a good job of combining personal lives, specific crime investigations, and large, grave international trends and events in compelling, reasonably logical fashion. -- London Free Press -- July 12, 2013 Fire on the Runway is Bradshaw at the top of his game. He writes a story in which murder, espionage and good old-fashioned detective work are challenging and satisfying despite the absence of forensic toys. -- Hamilton Spectator, Aug 2, 2013

Notă biografică

Mel Bradshaw studied English and philosophy at the University of Toronto and continued at Oxford. His first novel, Death in the Age of Steam, was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for best first crime novel. He lives in Toronto.