The Man In The Bottle
By Bill Knox
1989
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The sixth novel in the Thane series Chief Detective Inspector Colin Thane and his second-in-command, D.I. Moss, regarded it as little more than unpleasant routine when they were asked to identify the body of a salmon poacher. He had apparently blown himself up while illegally dynamiting a river pool. But two surprises await first, the dead man had a companion, now missing; second, the case has a connection with an assassination bid on a visiting politician from Moscow. Time is short. Only "the man in the bottle" knows the truth, but first, as the hours tick by, the two detectives must interpret even these words for themselves.
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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.
