Dead Reckoning

Peter Ashton #7

by Clive Egleton, Christopher Kay (Read by)

Peter Ashton returns in his seventh fast-moving thriller, once more set in the volatile world where espionage and international politics mix explosively.The carnage in the doctor's office is appalling -- and the police think one of the dead women is Peter Ashton's wife Harriet. Ashton soon realizes that Jill Sheridan, his ambitious, malevolent and ruthless former lover, is part of the story. So is a Latvian woman who knew too much about Harriet Ashton. 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.

14 pages, Audio Cassette

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.