The Long Close Call - Hardcover

Martin, J. Wallis

3.34

53 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0708944612 ISBN 13: 9780708944615

Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 2001

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When Flying Squad officer Robbie McLaughlan shoots and kills a robber during a bank raid, his private and professional life fall apart. When the family of the dead man learn McLaughlan's identity, they abduct his young son and use him as a lure.

There are only two people McLaughlan can turn to. One is the ageing cop who raised him. The other is the violent biological father who rejected and deserted him a life-sentence ago.

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About the Author:

J. Wallis Martin - publishers: Hodder & Stoughton, Heyne (Germany), Belfond (France) is the author of two literary novellas, four crime novels, and a volume of poetry. Her novels have been adapted for the screen.

Two new novels are scheduled for publication in 2014. These are '6 Vermilion Crescent', and 'A Job with Accommodation', details can be found on her website. A volume of dark short stories 'Under the House' is scheduled for publication later in the year.

Julia was formerly a commissioning edtitor with Hodder & Stoughton (South Africa). Education: MA NUI Galway, PhD St. Andrews.

Review:

The Long Close Call is J. Wallis Martin's third novel, and it places her firmly in the first division of the newer crime-writing generation - The Times

'For my money, J. Wallis Martin is writing the best English suspense novels out there.' - Elizabeth George.

'J. Wallis Martin gets better with each book.' - Sunday Telegraph

'Like Reginald Hill, she brings compassion and tension to a thriller that grips from the first page.' - Oxford Times

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