Old Flames

Ten years on from BLACK OUT, it is 1956 and the Cold War is at its height. For the first time, Soviet leaders (Bulganin and Khrushchev) visit Britain. The body of a diver is found floating near a russion ship at Portsmouth. Is this the excuse Bulganin and Khrushchev need to storm out and freeze the ColdWar still further? Cheif Inspector Troy, by parentage a Russian speaker, investigates ...� Written By 'a Sublimely Elegant Historical Novelist As Addictive As Crack'- Daily Telegraph The Inspector Troy Series Is Perfect For Fans Of Le Carré, Philip Kerr And Alan Furst. London, 1956. Khrushchev And Bulganin, Leaders Of The Soviet Union, Are In Britain On An Official Visit. Chief Inspector Troy Is Assigned To Be Khrushchev's Bodyguard And To Spy On Him. Soon After, A Royal Navy Diver Is Found Dead And Mutilated Beyond Recognition In Portsmouth Harbour. What Was He Doing Under The Hull Of Khrushchev's Ship, And Who Sent Him There? Meanwhile, Cold-blooded Killings Have Started To Follow Troy Wherever He Goes. Is It Possible That The Executioner Is A Fellow Policeman, Or, Worse Still, An Old Friend? "I won't spy on Marshal Bulganin," said Troy, "but I will spy on Khrushchev." Khrushchev and Bulganin, leaders of the Soviet Union, are in Britain on an official visit. Chief Inspector Troy is assigned to be Khrushchev's bodyguard and to spy on him. Soon after, a Royal Navy diver is found dead and mutilated beyond recognition in Portsmouth Harbour. What was he doing under the hull of Khrushchev's ship, and who sent him there? Meanwhile, cold-blooded killings have started to follow Troy wherever he goes. Is it possible that the executioner is a fellow policeman, or, worse still, an old fri The second book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna Leon.