Quicksand

by Bryan Forbes

A sequel to "A Song at Twilight" and "The Endless Game". Framed for a murder and exiled in Russia as a defector, Alec Hillsden is offered a pardon and a new identity. He returns to Britain to unravel the 50-year-old mystery of the arrest and death of an art dealer.

Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

Bryan Forbes CBE (born John Theobald Clarke) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist, described as a "Renaissance man" and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry".

He directed the film The Stepford Wives (1975) and wrote and directed several other critically acclaimed films, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), and King Rat (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as The League of Gentlemen (1960), The Angry Silence (1960) and Only Two Can Play (1962).

Forbes wrote two volumes of autobiography and several successful novels, the last of which, The Soldier's Story, was published in 2012.He was a regular contributor to The Spectator magazine.

Reviews

[rachid idjiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed very much familiar strangers . Such an amazing style of writing literally talent. I bought this book by coincidence from second hand bookshop. Bryan Forbes started his novel with a quote by napoleon 1" many a man commits a reprehensible action, who is at bottom on honourable man because man seldom acts upon naturel impulse but from same secret passion by the moment which lies hidden and concealed within the narrowest folds his heart " .this quote resumes everything in this book .it took me back to 40s. I appreciate the atmosphere of this period and the suspense of British espionage. It sounds like James bond movies

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

An intriguing, carefully constructed plot. Some really good writing with just a few carefully chosen words painting pages worth. And extra bits of social commentary expressed through the thoughts of a few characters.

The style of dialogue, and some of the vocab is very English so probably most appreciated by readers with some English connection.