The Taste of Proof
By Bill Knox
1965
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With one man in jail and another on the wanted list, the safe-raiding at Glen Ault whisky warehouse seems an ordinary enough incident to Detective Chief Inspector Colin Thane and Detective Inspector Phil Moss of Glasgow's bustling Millside Division. But the case assumes major proportions when the jailed man's wife is murdered and HM Customs and Excise become involved. The two CID officers soon realise that the real taste of proof would have to come from the whisky - but to find their proof they must travel from the great sprawl of a new housing development in the city to the desolate loneliness of a vast peat-bog.
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3.31
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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.
