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Closed Circle

by Robert Goddard, Donna Ng
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Overview

A luxurious trans-atlantic liner, Empress of Britain is making her eastward passage back to England in 1931.  Among he first-class passengers are two English confidence tricksters who have left ill deeds in their wake.  As luck would have it, they find fresh prey in the person of the wealthy Miss Charnwood and her beautiful niece Diana.  The plan of action is nothing they haven't tried before with considerable success, but who could imagine they would let their hearts take over at the most inopportune time--leading then far too deep into an increasingly troubling and dark maze.

Readers will find more than one strange echo of more recent times--notable in the Robert Maxwell story--in this riveting new novel.

Synopsis

A luxurious trans-atlantic liner, Empress of Britain is making her eastward passage back to England in 1931.  Among he first-class passengers are two English confidence tricksters who have left ill deeds in their wake.  As luck would have it, they find fresh prey in the person of the wealthy Miss Charnwood and her beautiful niece Diana.  The plan of action is nothing they haven't tried before with considerable success, but who could imagine they would let their hearts take over at the most inopportune time--leading then far too deep into an increasingly troubling and dark maze.

Readers will find more than one strange echo of more recent times--notable in the Robert Maxwell story--in this riveting new novel.

Publishers Weekly

British novelist Goddard's thriller of deception and conspiracy takes place in Europe between the world wars. (Jan.)

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

British novelist Goddard's thriller of deception and conspiracy takes place in Europe between the world wars. (Jan.)

Library Journal

Guy Horton and Max Wingate, both disaffected veterans of World War I, have roamed the world as partners in various confidence games. Amid Depression-era gloom they court English heiress Diana Charnwood with hopes of quick financial gain. Their callow scheme leads, however, to murder and a harsh moral education as Guy's investigation of the homicides unexpectedly uncovers those responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The author of Hand in Glove (Poseidon, 1993) begins his new novel with hijinks reminiscent of P.G. Wodehouse but soon establishes moral quandaries worthy of Graham Greene. Carefully plotted and elegantly phrased, this is at once a suspenseful mystery and a thoughtful examination of the lingering effects of evil.-- Albert E. Wilhelm, Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville

From Barnes & Noble

In 1931, two con men plan to bilk the beautiful daughter of a wealthy munitions dealer. But their scam is rudely interrupted by the unexpected intrusion of true love, a brutal murder, intrigue and conspiracy, and a surprise attack of integrity.

Book Details

Published
January 1, 1996
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pages
336
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780671890926

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