Blogs in January 1970

The Last Judgement 1st January 1970

Paris can do strange things to a man’s mind… like making him agree to an apparently harmless favour of escorting a picture to Rome. ‘The Death of Socrates’ is a particularly nondescript piece, so art dealer Jonathan Argyll can...

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Cox 1st January 1970

Meet the members of St George’s Boat Club: Dan – dark and brooding, he has to work day and night to achieve his dream of rowing in the London Olympics. Rollo – rich and arrogant, when he’s not rowing...

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A Particular Eye for Villainy 1st January 1970

When Mr Thomas Tapley is found bludgeoned to death in his sitting room, his neighbour Inspector Benjamin Ross of Scotland Yard is immediately summoned. Little is known about the elusive gentleman until Mr Jonathan Tapley, QC, hears of the...

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The Revenge of Samuel Stokes 1st January 1970

What on earth is happening on the new housing estate? Washing machines smelling of roast venison, tobacco smoke coming out of television sets, greenhouses turning into Greek temples – and now a lake which has appeared out of nowhere....

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The Rabbi’s Daughter 1st January 1970

The book starts with the early life of the writer growing up in an Orthodox household , her rebellion against her parents, and her subsequent enlightenment when she embraces her faith by marrying her husband, also from the Orthodox...

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