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A Rogue by Compulsion
Annotated version with a new introduction that a biography of Victor Bridges, a literary criticism of the novel and its importance in Golden Age mystery fiction.
London, 1915. When Neil Lyndon, a man who was unjustly convicted of murder, sees an opportunity to escape from prison in Dartmoor, he makes a break for freedom. Without a plan or any support, he takes advantage of the foggy weather and hides in the wild terrain of the moors.
Lyndon reconnects with old friends and sets out to reveal the true murderer and clear his name. If you enjoy man on the run stories, you’ll enjoy the fast-paced blend of adventure, intrigue, and mystery in A Rogue By Compulsion.
London, 1915. When Neil Lyndon, a man who was unjustly convicted of murder, sees an opportunity to escape from prison in Dartmoor, he makes a break for freedom. Without a plan or any support, he takes advantage of the foggy weather and hides in the wild terrain of the moors.
Lyndon reconnects with old friends and sets out to reveal the true murderer and clear his name. If you enjoy man on the run stories, you’ll enjoy the fast-paced blend of adventure, intrigue, and mystery in A Rogue By Compulsion.
356 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 20, 2020
About the author
Victor Bridges
99 books6 followersVictor Bridges (real name Victor George de Freyne, 1878–1972) was a prolific English author of detective and fantasy fiction, and also a playwright and occasional poet.
Born on 14 March 1878 at Clifton, Bristol, Victor George de Freyne may have been connected with a propertied family in County Sligo, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College. He worked as a bank employee and as an actor in repertory theatre before becoming a full-time writer.
Bridges began to publish crime and mystery stories and novels regularly in 1909. He was an early signing by the new London publishing firm of Mills & Boon, which was initially a light fiction publisher in a wide range of genres.Many of his stories were set in Essex and East Anglia. He also had two volumes of poetry published.
He married in 1920 Margaret Lindsay Mackay, who died in 1957. He himself died on 29 November 1972.
~Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_B...
Born on 14 March 1878 at Clifton, Bristol, Victor George de Freyne may have been connected with a propertied family in County Sligo, Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College. He worked as a bank employee and as an actor in repertory theatre before becoming a full-time writer.
Bridges began to publish crime and mystery stories and novels regularly in 1909. He was an early signing by the new London publishing firm of Mills & Boon, which was initially a light fiction publisher in a wide range of genres.Many of his stories were set in Essex and East Anglia. He also had two volumes of poetry published.
He married in 1920 Margaret Lindsay Mackay, who died in 1957. He himself died on 29 November 1972.
~Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_B...
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