An incident in Iceland
By Bill Knox
1979
First Published
3.40
Average Rating
236
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Civil servant Jonathan Gaunt is summoned to Scotland by the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, who asks him to go to Iceland to quietly sell some shares for the Crown. He explains that spinster Violet Douglas had recently died, leaving her entire estate to the Queen. Unfortunately, the bequest included a half-share in an Icelandic air freight company, which was a suspected front for an illegal bootlegging operation! But on arrival at his Reykjavik hotel, Gaunt receives mysterious threats and soon he finds his life is in danger...
Avg Rating
3.40
Number of Ratings
10
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Author
Bill Knox
Author · 27 books
Also wrote as Robert MacLeod (westerns), Noah Webster and Michael Kirk. William (Bill) Knox was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk. Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor. He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books.
