Draw Batons!

Thane and Moss #13

by Bill Knox

Project Community was supposed to be an occasion for a police-sponsored exhibition of the handiworks of Glasgow's hobby clubs. However, someone used it as an occasion for murder, the victim being a used-car dealer with an unsavory reputation. When Colin Thane and Phil Moss began their investigation they confronted a strange assortment of clues, and there was a troubling memory at the back of Thane's mind.

Genres: Mystery

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Also wrote as Robert MacLeod (westerns), Noah Webster and Michael Kirk.

William (Bill) Knox was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk.

Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor.

He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books.

Reviews

[Rog Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

The edition I read was published under the new title of "Penalty shootout" in 2007. It features Chief Inspector Thane who appeared in many of Bill Knox's books from 1957 onwards. This was first published in 1973 and the world of the Glasgow police was much simpler then. This does seem a little old fashioned but I enjoyed it.