The Liquidator (A chronicle of modern twilight) by Ferdinand Mount

Chronicle of Modern Twilight #4

by Ferdinand Mount

Tony and Josie are a golden couple. Under the gaze of Josie's father, the city's most fearsome liquidator, they appear protected from all misfortune, until it appears that their wealth is far from a blessing. It leads to an insidious corruption and savage retribution that will last for 100 years.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Ferdinand Mount was born in 1939. For many years he was a columnist at the Spectator and then the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times. In between, he was head of the Downing Street Policy Unit and then editor of the Times Literary Supplement. He is now a prize-winning novelist and author of, most recently, the bestselling memoir Cold Cream. He lives in London.

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read a few years ago; had to force myself to finish it. I've forgotten most of the story line, but I do remember a very tedious doubles tennis match and waiting to get into the novel, which never happened. Not for me.