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The man with no face / Peter May.
A classic early novel from Peter May situated among the political intrigue of Brussels, Belgium, in 1979--now available in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635061222 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 406 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Quercus, 2019.
- Copyright: ©1981
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| Subject: | Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Brussels (Belgium) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC May | 31681010140119 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Available for the first time in the U.S., a classic early novel by the award-winning author of the China Thrillers follows an iconoclastic journalist's pursuit of a deadly assassin in politically turbulent 1979 Belgium. 35,000 first printing. - Grand Central PubThere are two men on their way to Brussels from the UK: Neil Bannerman, an iconoclastic journalist for Scotland's Daily Standard whose irate editor wants him out of the way, and Kale--a professional assassin.A classic early Peter May novel situated among the political intrigue of 1979. Expecting to find only a difficult, dreary political investigation in Belgium, Bannerman has barely settled in when tragedy strikes. His host, a fellow journalist, along with a British Cabinet minister, are discovered dead in the minister's elegant Brussels townhouse.It appears that they have shot each other. But the dead journalist's young autistic daughter, Tania, was hidden in a closet during the killings, and when she draws a chilling picture of a third party--a man with no face--Bannerman suddenly finds himself a reluctant participant in a desperate murder investigation.
As the facts slowly begin to emerge under Bannerman's scrutiny, he comes to suspect that the shootings may have a deep and foul link with the rotten politics that brought him to Brussels in the first place.And as Kale threatens to strike again, Bannerman begins to feel a change within himself. His jaded professionalism is transforming into a growing concern for the lonely and frightened Tania, and a strong attraction to a courageous woman named Sally--drawing him out of himself and into the very heart of a profound, cold-blooded, and infinitely dangerous conspiracy."Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth." --Marilyn Stasio, New York Times
