Ronald Knox

Double Cross Purposes (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Hon. Vernon Lethaby is a flamboyant, headline-seeking exhibitionist with extravagant tastes and an allowance that barely covers his racing debts. In an unlikely partnership with middle-aged Canadian adventurer Joe 'Digger' Henderson, he strikes out for the Highlands of Scotland to hunt for Prince Charlie's treasure, which, according to legend, is interred on the isle of Erran.

But Lathaby doesn't trust his partner, and has taken out insurance to cover him against being swindled. Enter Miles Bredon, who is sent by his employer to ensure than neither of them defrauds the Indescribable Insurance Company.

An unidentified body burned in a garage, maps, photographs and a missing key sustain this clever tale of financial skulduggery until the final pages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781471900464
• Artikelnr.: 39272775

Autorenporträt

Ronald Knox (1888-1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, and author, and one of the most prominent twentieth-century converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Best known for his contemporary English translation of the Scriptures (the "Knox Bible"), he wrote numerous works of apologetics and collections of sermons, retreat conferences, and lectures, as well as six detective novels.