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Derek Lambert (author)
Derek (William) Lambert (10 October 1929 – 10 April 2001) was educated at Epsom College and was both an author of thrillers in his own name, writing also as Richard Falkirk, and a journalist. As a foreign correspondent for the ''Daily Express'', he spent time in many exotic locales that he later used as settings in his novels, the first of which, '' Angels in the Snow'', was published in 1969. Between 1972 and 1977 he wrote a series of six novels beginning with '' Blackstone'' about a member of the Bow Street Runners in the 1820s. His 1975 novel ''Touch the Lion's Paw'' was adapted to film as '' Rough Cut''. Bibliography Novels (as Derek Lambert) *'' Desde la muerte'' (1981) *'' Angels in the Snow'' (1969) *'' The Kites of War'' (1969) *''For Infamous Conduct'' (1970) *''Grand Slam'' (1971) *'' The Red House'' (1972) *'' The Yermakov Transfer'' (1974) *''Touch the Lion's Paw'' (1975) *''The Great Land'' (1978) *''The Saint Peter's Plot'' (1978) *''The Memory Man'' (1979) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, England
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yermakov Transfer
''The Yermakov Transfer'' is a 1974 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. The life of the Soviet President is threatened by a plan to kidnap him on the Trans-Siberian Express The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the eas ....Burton p.233 References Bibliography * Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 1974 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Novels set in Russia {{1970s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone On Broadway
''Blackstone on Broadway'' is a 1977 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the final entry in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era.Pronzini & Muller p.240 Blackstone is assigned to assist the New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ... police force, but has his own schemes to pursue while there. References Bibliography * Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller. ''1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction''. Arbor House, 1986. 1977 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in New York City Novels set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone Underground
''Blackstone Underground'' is a 1976 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the fifth in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era.Pronzini & Muller p.240 While trying to decide how to rescue a boy sentenced to death from Newgate Prison, Blackstone is called upon to thwart a gang plotting to rob the Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government o .... References Bibliography * Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller. ''1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction''. Arbor House, 1986. 1976 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone And The Scourge Of Europe
''Blackstone and the Scourge of Europe'' is a 1974 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk.Adamson p.222 It is the fourth in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era. It is 1820 and George IV orders Blackstone to the island of St Helena, where the imprisoned former French Emperor Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ... may be plotting to escape. References Bibliography * Lynda G. Adamson. ''World Historical Fiction''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. 1974 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in the 1820s Methuen Publishing books {{1970s-thriller- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Blackstone
''Beau Blackstone'' is a 1973 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the third in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era.Nash & Kilda p.165 Blackstone goes undercover amongst a gang of navvies working on a new railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ..., and is called on for plans to thwart the first Great Train Robbery. References Bibliography * David Nash & Anne-Marie Kilday. ''Law, Crime and Deviance Since 1700: Micro-Studies in the History of Crime''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. 1973 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone's Fancy
''Blackstone's Fancy'' is a 1973 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the second in a series of novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwa .... Blackstone gets mixed up in the world of prizefighting.Bailey p.152 References Bibliography * Frankie Y. Bailey. ''Out of the Woodpile: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction''. ABC-CLIO, 1991. 1973 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in the 1820s Novels about boxing Methuen Publishing books {{1970s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow Street Runner
The Bow Street Runners were the law enforcement officers of the Bow Street Magistrates' Court in the City of Westminster. They have been called London's first professional police force. The force originally numbered six men and was founded in 1749 by magistrate Henry Fielding, who was also well known as an author. ''Bow Street Runners'' was the public's nickname for the officers although the officers did not use the term themselves and considered it derogatory. The group was disbanded in 1839 and its personnel merged with the Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan Police Detective Agency traces their origin back to them. History The Bow Street Runners are considered the first British police force. Before the force was founded, the law enforcing system was in the hands of private citizens and single individuals with very little intervention from the state. Magistrate Henry Fielding decided to regulate and legalise their activity due to high rates of corruption and mistaken or mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Whodunnit
The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves the solving of a mystery or crime (usually murder). Though works combining these genres have existed since at least the early 20th century, many credit Ellis Peters's '' Cadfael Chronicles'' (1977–1994) for popularizing what would become known as the historical mystery. The increasing popularity and prevalence of this type of fiction in subsequent decades has spawned a distinct subgenre recognized by the publishing industry and libraries. ''Publishers Weekly'' noted in 2010 of the genre, "The past decade has seen an explosion in both quantity and quality. Never before have so many historical mysteries been published, by so many gifted writers, and covering such a wide range of times and places." Editor Keith Kahla concurs, "From a small grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing House (novel)
''The Killing House'' is a 1997 thriller novel Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. S .... It is the final novel of the British writer Derek Lambert and features a plot set against the backdrop of the Northern Irish peace process.Burton p.233 References Bibliography * Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 1997 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels {{1990s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Was Saturday
''The Man Who Was Saturday'' is a 1985 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. An American defector to the Soviet Union schemes to return home against the best efforts of the KGB The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ....Stone p.433 References Bibliography * Nancy-Stephanie Stone. ''A Reader's Guide to the Spy and Thriller Novel''. G.K. Hall, 1997. 1985 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Hamish Hamilton books Stein and Day books {{1980s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judas Code
''The Judas Code'' is a 1983 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert.Stone p.405 During the Second World War in neutral Lisbon, British intelligence work to try and lure Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ... into a vicious attritional war with each other. References Bibliography * Nancy-Stephanie Stone. ''A Reader's Guide to the Spy and Thriller Novel''. G.K. Hall, 1997. 1983 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Novels set in Lisbon Novels set in the 1940s Hamish Hamilton books {{1980s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
