Dead Reckoning (CH)

Peter Ashton #7

by Clive Egleton

'Compulsive, propulsive reading... rich in character and energetically plotted' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'As intense and chilling as le Carre, Egleton is one of today's best thriller writers' - BOOKLIST The carnage in the doctor's office is appalling - and the police think one of the dead women is Secret Agent Peter Ashton's wife, Harriet. Ashton soon realizes that Jill Sheridan, his ruthless former lover, is part of the story. A computer hacker and a London private detective lead to another tantalizing strand of the mystery. But even Ashton is astonished by the Indian connection. It is clear that the complicated trail of murder, deception and high technology is leading straight to a controversial royal visit to India. And both the IRA and the Russians seem to be helping the enemy.

504 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Clive (Frederick William) Egleton was a British author of spy novels.

He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage. He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa. He retired in 1975 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine. Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.

Reviews

[Edana Cichanowicz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Going to continue with the series.