The Queen Against Karl Mullen


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Karl Mullen is a brutal South African secret policeman in Great Britain to seek the extradition of a black activist. There is an accusation of shoplifting and the witness to this crime ends up dead. The lawyers games and stances begin ... This is a novel about courtroom drama and the seedier underbelly of the law. Justice, however, must prevail.




The Queen Against Karl Mullen


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The Queen Against Karl Mullen


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A dubious shoplifting charge escalates to a convincing murder case against a South African police torturer who came to London pursuing a popular black activist. And, although the issue causes the British a good deal of embarrassment, solicitor Roger Sherman braves the wrath of an impassioned public to see that justice is served.




Game Without Rules


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Mr. Calder lives with a golden deerhound named Rasselas. Mr. Behrens keeps bees. No one would suspect the pair are in fact agents and often tasked with jobs that no one else can take on. They are dangerous. Their adventures in this series of thrillers show the author to have a clear grasp of counterintelligence operations.




They Never Looked Inside


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This novel once again features Inspector Hazlerigg. It is a gangster suspense thriller about the post-war black market. There is robbery, murder, and smuggling in a volume that contains all of the ingredients of a first class tale.




Stay Of Execution


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Michael Gilbert was never afraid to attack unnecessary bureaucracy, and did not cover up the seedier side of the law, or fail to show justice does not always prevail. The general themes can be found in this volume. ‘Back on the Shelf’, in which less than scrupulous lawyers get away with it, is regarded as a classic.




Into Battle


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A German spy ring directs Zeppelins to keep an eye on the British fleet. Two ships are blown up and Luke Pagan is ordered to watch a suspected British Officer. This leads to the uncovering of an Irish terrorist plot and an international conspiracy run by a German. There is a race against time to identify all espionage and terrorist activities.




Sky High


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Tim is secretive about what he had done in the war. A house explodes, killing the occupant with whom Tim had quarrelled. The police latch onto the fact that Tim worked with explosives during the war. Moreover, he could be a suspect in respect of a series of country house burglaries. There is a final twist for the reader to stumble across.




Anything For A Quiet Life & Other Mysteries


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Jonas Pickett, lawyer, leaves the pressure of a London practice behind to set up a new modest office in a quiet seaside resort. He soon finds that he is involved with very odd and sometimes dangerous cases, ranging from an incredible courtroom drama involving a gipsy queen to terrorist thugs who make their demands at gunpoint.




Ring Of Terror


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The infamous Siege of Sydney Street forms the background to this gripping novel. Luke Pagan, a young ambitious and Russian-speaking police officer is co-opted by the security services to observe Russian revolutionaries. It is known they are involved in terrorism, but proof is needed. Robbery, murder, arson, torture and blackmail are rife.