A Long Way To Shiloh

Author: Lionel Davidson

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  • : 9780571326853
  • : Faber & Faber, Limited
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  • : October 2016
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : November 2016
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Barcode 9780571326853
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Description

The no. 1 bestseller from the author of Kolymsky Heights. "As significant as ...le Carre in bringing a gritty new realism to the thriller." (Sunday Telegraph). An ancient scroll has been discovered in Israel. Caspar Laing, a brilliant and fiery professor, is asked to decipher it and soon finds that it contains the directions to the secret location of a priceless artefact. As he makes the treacherous journey into the desert, he is joined by dangerous rivals determined to claim the prize. He must win the race at all costs. "Ceaselessly gripping ...A joy to devour." (The Times). "Brilliantly entertaining." (Sunday Express).

Promotion info

Another of Lionel Davidson's compulsive thrillers is re-issued following the massive success of Kolymsky Heights in 2015

Author description

Lionel Davidson was born in 1922 in Hull, Yorkshire. He left school early and worked as a reporter before serving in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. His first novel, The Night of Wenceslas, was published in 1960 to great critical acclaim and drew comparisons to Graham Greene and John le Carre. It was followed by The Rose of Tibet (1962), A Long Way to Shiloh (1966), The Chelsea Murders (1978) and Kolymsky Heights (1994). He was thrice the recipient of the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. He died in 2009.