Description
Humorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved, bestselling Vinyl Detective series in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimes, A love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits.
When Erik Make Loud, retired rock star and a major World War Two nut, hires Cordelia, the Paperback Sleuth, to track down a series of lurid paperbacks about his favourite global conflictthe Commando novels by the blatantly pseudonymous Butch Raiderit seems like a routine job. But Cordelia soon discovers the final novel in the series, the incredibly rare Commando Gold, is all but impossible to track down.
The books creatorreal name Monty Harrington, once a promising young poet and now a depraved drunkproves easier to find. Writing pulp war stories didnt come naturally to Monty. Until he met someone who knew all about such stuff during a pub crawl; a genuine ex-commando who, for the price of a pint or two, was willing to provide Monty with authentic anecdotes.
Too authentic, it turns out
Because Commando Gold reveals the details of a real-life commando mission.
At the time the mission was top secret.
And all these years later, someone is quite prepared to kill to keep it so.
Author: Andrew Cartmel
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
Published: 07/08/2025
Series: The Paperback Sleuth
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781803367941
Language: English
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