Derek (William) Lambert (10 October 1929 – 10 April 2001) was educated at

Epsom College Epsom College is a co-educational independent school on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It was founded in 1853 as a boys' school to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orph ...

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 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 ...

in the 1820s. His 1975 novel '' Touch the Lion's Paw'' was adapted to film as ''

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''.

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 ''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 Eu ...

'' (1974) *'' Touch the Lion's Paw'' (1975) *''The Great Land'' (1978) *''

The Saint Peter's Plot ''The Saint Peter's Plot'' is a 1978 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. During the closing stage of the Second World War, the Nazis Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (germ ...

'' (1978) *''The Memory Man'' (1979) *'' I, Said the Spy'' (1980) *''Trance'' (1981) *'' The Red Dove'' (1982) *''

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,. of ...

'' (1983) *''The Golden Express'' (1984) *''

The Man Who Was Saturday ''The Man Who Was Saturday'' is a 1985 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert (author), Derek Lambert. An American defector to the Soviet Union schemes to return home against the best efforts of the KGB.Stone p.433 References Bibli ...

'' (1985) *''Vendetta'' (1986) *''Chase ''(1987) *''Triad'' (1987) *''The Night and the City'' (1990) *''The Gate of the Sun'' (1990) *''The Banya'' (1991) *''Horrorscope'' (1993) *''Diamond Express'' (1994) *'' The Killing House'' (1997)

Novels (as Richard Falkirk)

*''The Chill Factor'' (1971) *''The Twisted Wire'' (1972)

Blackstone novels (as Richard Falkirk)

A " Historical whodunnit" series, focusing on a

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 1 ...

Edmund Blackstone in 1820s London. *'' Blackstone'' (1972) *''

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 i ...

'' (1973) *'' Beau Blackstone'' (1973) *''

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 ...

'' (1974) *''

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 Ru ...

'' (1976) *''

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 St ...

'' (1977)

Non-fiction (as Derek Lambert)

*The Sheltered Days 965*Don't Quote Me But

979 Year 979 ( CMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March 24 – Second Battle of Pankaleia: An Ibero-Byzantine expeditionary ...

*And I Quote 980*Unquote

981 Year 981 ( CMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events Births * Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi, Arab statesman (d. 1027) * Giovanni Orseolo, Venetian ...

*Just Like the Blitz 987*Spanish Lessons

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