Blogs in January 1970

The Saint Zita Society 1st January 1970

Ruth Rendell’s Saint Zita Society is formed by disgruntled servants working in salubrious Belgravia. Not all are unhappy with their lot, for there are Dickensian below-stairs exploiters as well as thoughtless bankers and aristocrats in the grand apartments above,...

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Ghost Money 1st January 1970

Max Quinlan is an Australian ex-cop turned PI whose latest case is to find missing business Charles Avery. The trail leads to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Along the way Max will team up with an Australian journalist...

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Bright Shiny Morning 1st January 1970

Welcome to LA. City of contradictions. It is home to movie stars and down-and-outs. Palm-lined beaches and gridlock. Shopping sprees and gun sprees. Bright Shiny Morning takes a wild ride through the ultimate metropolis, where glittering excess rubs shoulders...

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Tequila Sunset 1st January 1970

El Paso and Ciudad Juárez sit across the Texas / Mexico border from each other. They share streets, share industry, share crime. One gang claims territory in both: Los Aztecas. This single criminal organisation is responsible for most of...

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The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter 1st January 1970

A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings: a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance....

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