Rolling Stone (The Frank Garrett Mysteries Book 2)
Product ID: 131965566
A Foreign Office agent infiltrates an international crime ring in this classic British spy thriller from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries . Peter Talbot is in Brussels tailing a dangerous con man when the opportunity of a lifetime falls in his lap. His quarry dies, leaving behind a suitcase filled with money, coded messages, a passport, and a cryptic letter about a woman named Maud Millicent Simpson. Reborn as Spike Reilly—a.k.a. James Peter Reilly—a.k.a. Pierre Riel—Talbot follows a twisting trail that leads the undercover operative to an English country estate and into a deadly conspiracy of robbery and murder. Meanwhile, in London, Talbot's uncle, Col. Frank Garrett, is probing a string of purloined masterpieces—the latest stolen from the Louvre. Scotland Yard flummoxed, it falls to the Foreign Office to bring the culprits to justice. As the parallel investigations converge, Garrett and his nephew match wits with a cunning and beautiful criminal who's a brilliant master of disguise. And soon an innocent woman's life is in danger.Patricia Wentworth, author of the Miss Silver Mysteries, combines "adventure, romance, and mystery" in this stunning crime novel ( Kirkus Reviews ). Rolling Stone is the second book in the Frank Garrett Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. Review: Excellent - Marvelous characters, perfect tempo. Plot well conceived. First rate. Highly recommend especially to cozy mystery fans. Please read it now. Review: Highly suspenseful novel - Peter Talbott works for Scotland Yard and takes the place of Spike Riley, a minor crook who died to infiltrate a nasty gang. Terry Clives is a brave and friendly young woman who sees a thief in the night and is kidnapped by the gang to prevent her telling the police. The head of the gang is a very nasty woman who plans to kill Terry and pin the murder on "Spike". The story is extremely suspenseful from start to finish and Peter and Terry are in constant danger. Justice prevails and there is a great twist at the end. I rate this novel 8.5 of 10.
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J**E
Excellent
Marvelous characters, perfect tempo. Plot well conceived. First rate. Highly recommend especially to cozy mystery fans. Please read it now.
V**R
Highly suspenseful novel
Peter Talbott works for Scotland Yard and takes the place of Spike Riley, a minor crook who died to infiltrate a nasty gang. Terry Clives is a brave and friendly young woman who sees a thief in the night and is kidnapped by the gang to prevent her telling the police. The head of the gang is a very nasty woman who plans to kill Terry and pin the murder on "Spike". The story is extremely suspenseful from start to finish and Peter and Terry are in constant danger. Justice prevails and there is a great twist at the end. I rate this novel 8.5 of 10.
R**I
Maud Millicent Simpson
She’s Frank Garrett’s most desired capture, but no one even knows what she looks like. Peters disguise keeps him trailing along with the horrendous assassin. How will the find her. Enjoy
B**S
Thrilling suspense novel!
The plot is always full of twists and turns in a Wentworth mystery, and this is one of her best.
K**R
Got in one.
Typical Wentworth tale. Miss Silver makes a more engaging character, however. Terry seems just a little too young and silly. Garrett his usual gruff cop. Peter good.
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