Double Doublecross

by James Saunders

Rick Jacobs was a real estate broker and small time property owner who had financially over extended himself with the threat of declaring bankruptcy. His biggest enemy was himself. He liked the good things in life despite his financial difficulties.Sara Martin was a beautiful part time model and actress trying to hit the big time who met Rick at closing night party at the opera. Sara lived with a small time felon Carl Regis who laundered money for a northwest drug cartel and constantly promised her a life of luxury. Unknown to Carl she was infactuated with his partner in crime Phil Speed a good looking but dangerous character who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted.Sara was surprised when Carl asked her to leave him fot the time being and she found herself staying at Rick Jacob's house on a temporary no strings attached relationship. Within a week she found herself in possession of millions of dollars dumped on her by Carl Regis. The money accidentally falls into the hands of Rick who eventually decides to use it to get him out his financial dilemma.The money leads them on a twisted path of deception, lies, doublecross, danger, threats and murder from California, to Lake Tahoe and across the continent of the United States to Florida.

342 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2012

About the author

James Saunders (1925-2004) was born in Islington, North London. Educated at Wembley County School and Southampton University, he became a chemistry tutor by day at Davis's, Holland Park (London) and a playwright by night, until devoting all his time to writing. He received an Arts Council playwright's bursary for The Ark in 1960, and became a full-time playwright in 1964. His early plays led him to be considered one of the main British exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd. Later works continued to explore the limits of traditional theatre. In 1984 he was awarded a Major Bursary.


Next Time I'll Sing To You ran at the Criterion Theatre 1962-63, winning for him an Evening Standard award for Most Promising Playwright (1963) and since then his plays have enjoyed enormous success both in the West End and with amateur theatre clubs.

A Scent Of Flowers was staged at the Duke of York's in 1964, The Travails Of Sancho Panza at the National Theatre in 1969, and Bodies at Hampstead and subsequently at the Ambassador's Theatre in 1984. Following its Paris production, Fall won the Molière Award.

James Saunders was associated for a number of years with the Questors Theatre in Ealing, but from 1972 on he worked closely with Sam Walters' Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, Surrey. Both Fall and Bodies were commissioned and first staged by the Orange Tree and in 1991 they presented his adaptation of Vaclav Havel's Redevelopment. Retreat (1995), his last play, was premiered by the Orange Tree Company in their new theatre. (less)