Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Black flamingo Black flamingo Victor Canning A pilot who has just lost his licence comes across another who is dying after a crash. He takes on the identity of the dead pilot, little knowing that he is walking into trouble, since the plane was … OL10536800W
Mr Finchley discovers his England Mr Finchley discovers his England Victor Canning This is a whimsical episodic novel. Mr. Edgar Finchley, unmarried solicitor's clerk aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He books a hotel in Margate but, before he sets … OL10536805W
The Manasco road The Manasco road Victor Canning The book combines a David-and-Goliath thriller with a sensitive description of a marriage under strain. OL10536809W
The Crimson Chalice The Crimson Chalice Victor Canning When a party of marauding Saxons destroy her father's villa, young Roman girl Gratia, 'Tia' escapes. She comes upon the body of the heir to the chieftanship of a British tribe in the west. Baradoc, a… OL4789554W
Mr. Finchley Takes the Road Mr. Finchley Takes the Road Victor Canning Mr Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan that he sees for sale. His new wife does not relish the prospect of a caravan journey so goes to visit her brother while he sets out to explore Kent… OL4789573W
The Python Project The Python Project Victor Canning This is the third of the books about Rex Carver, private investigator. It is the longest and much the best of the series. As in all four books, the plot involves a hectic travel schedule, in this cas… OL4789578W
Venetian Bird Venetian Bird Victor Canning In a Sunday Times feature "The Hundred Best Crime Stories" selected by Julian Symons, reprinted as a pamphlet in about 1960, Symons comments: "Just occasionally an author writes a book that stands ou… OL4789584W
The burning eye The burning eye Victor Canning A thriller set in the Horn of Africa (Italian Somaliland). Survivors from a capsized freighter are held prisoner by a scheming chieftain. OL4789588W
A handful of silver A handful of silver Victor Canning This was the US edition of the book published in Britain as Castle Minerva. The plot concerns the kidnapping of an Arab princeling. OL4789593W
Doubled in Diamonds Doubled in Diamonds Victor Canning This is the second of four thrillers involving the private investigator Rex Carver. He is engaged to trace the heir to a small legacy, but discovers that the missing man is involved with a diamond ro… OL4789601W