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Inspector West #14
A Gun For Inspector West
2nd Hodder 1970 edition paperback, vgIn stock shipped from our UK warehouse -
- GenresMystery
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First published January 1, 1953
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John Creasey
731 books80 followersAKA Gordon Ashe, M E Cooke, Norman Deane, Robert Caine Frazer, Patrick Gill, Michael Halliday, Charles Hogarth, Brian Hope, Colin Hughes, Kyle Hunt, Margaret Lisle, Abel Mann, Peter Manton, J.J. Marric, Richard Martin, Rodney Mattheson, Anthony Morton, Jeremy York, Henry St. John Cooper and Margaret Cooke.
John Creasey (September 17, 1908 - June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron (which was also made into a television series). In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
John Creasey (September 17, 1908 - June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron (which was also made into a television series). In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
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August 4, 2016
I think more policeman get killed in this book than the whole of the country in the past 10 years. Still a good story and a good read.
January 26, 2025
Další ze studijního materiálu pro Rudou žeň. I když, jak se na to koukám, je autor zajímavější víc tím, jakou rychlostí psal, než co psal. Na druhou stranu, musí se mu nechat, že se moc nebrzdil. Tohle je to už chvílemi masakr... takový retro masakr, zdvořilá anglická jatka.
Po Londýně se začínají pohybovat ozbrojení mladí muži, co se rozhodli střílet policajty. A někdy to za noc schytají až čtyři. Kdo za tím stojí? Žena číslo jedna, nebo žena číslo dvě? A jaký je k tomu důvod? Pomsta, politické ambice nebo prostě touha po chaosu?
Je to v podstatě moderní wallaceovka - hlavně mixem drsných událostí, které otřásají městem, s komorním detektivkou, kdy je v centru jen pár podezřelých, kteří tahají za nitky. V realistických kulisách se odehrává ne zrovna realistický příběh. Plusem je jak určitý přesah, kdy se řeší, jestli mají policisté nosit zbraně nebo ne, jestli to sníží, nebo naopak zvýší násilnost pachatelů. A pak i poměrně solidní švenkování mezi podezřelými.
Creasey je rozhodně literární manuál. Jeho díla nejsou žádný Tádž Mahal… spíš taková solidní bytovka s pěkným výhledem. A to, při tom tempu, v jakém své knihy chrlil, je vlastně docela umění.
Po Londýně se začínají pohybovat ozbrojení mladí muži, co se rozhodli střílet policajty. A někdy to za noc schytají až čtyři. Kdo za tím stojí? Žena číslo jedna, nebo žena číslo dvě? A jaký je k tomu důvod? Pomsta, politické ambice nebo prostě touha po chaosu?
Je to v podstatě moderní wallaceovka - hlavně mixem drsných událostí, které otřásají městem, s komorním detektivkou, kdy je v centru jen pár podezřelých, kteří tahají za nitky. V realistických kulisách se odehrává ne zrovna realistický příběh. Plusem je jak určitý přesah, kdy se řeší, jestli mají policisté nosit zbraně nebo ne, jestli to sníží, nebo naopak zvýší násilnost pachatelů. A pak i poměrně solidní švenkování mezi podezřelými.
Creasey je rozhodně literární manuál. Jeho díla nejsou žádný Tádž Mahal… spíš taková solidní bytovka s pěkným výhledem. A to, při tom tempu, v jakém své knihy chrlil, je vlastně docela umění.
June 4, 2010
Give A Man A Gun: An Inspector West Mystery (John Creasey)
The perfect who-done-it. The English Police do not carry guns. They feel if they did more criminals would arm themselves. Soon police are getting shot, armed robberies are occurring and no one is safe. The police are forced to arm them self.
Soon West finds himself on a case where a beautiful woman seems to be involved. All the crimes seem to circle around her. But who is the mastermind, the culprit behind this crime spree.
Great page turning mystery. Everyone is suspect, all have motive and just who is behind all of this will be revealed after twists, turns and suspense brings you to a fine ending.
The perfect who-done-it. The English Police do not carry guns. They feel if they did more criminals would arm themselves. Soon police are getting shot, armed robberies are occurring and no one is safe. The police are forced to arm them self.
Soon West finds himself on a case where a beautiful woman seems to be involved. All the crimes seem to circle around her. But who is the mastermind, the culprit behind this crime spree.
Great page turning mystery. Everyone is suspect, all have motive and just who is behind all of this will be revealed after twists, turns and suspense brings you to a fine ending.
April 2, 2014
The Yard is gripped by tension. Policemen have been attacked, and it's becoming clear that it is all part of a sinister and organised plan. It's time for Inspector West to take charge and discover the source of this relentless, avenging hatred. Who pulls the strings behind this gang of brutal thugs? Is anyone safe in this sensational case?
June 7, 2014
A police procedural that bogged down in the second half.
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