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Derek Lambert (author)
Derek (William) Lambert (10 October 1929 – 10 April 2001) was educated at Epsom College and was both an author of thrillers in his own name, writing also as Richard Falkirk, and a journalist. As a foreign correspondent for the ''Daily Express'', he spent time in many exotic locales that he later used as settings in his novels, the first of which, ''Angels in the Snow'', was published in 1969. Between 1972 and 1977 he wrote a series of six novels beginning with ''Blackstone (novel), Blackstone'' about a member of the Bow Street Runners in the 1820s. His 1975 novel ''Touch the Lion's Paw'' was adapted to film as ''Rough Cut (1980 film), Rough Cut''. Bibliography Novels (as Derek Lambert) *''Desde la muerte'' (1981) *''Angels in the Snow'' (1969) *''The Kites of War'' (1969) *''For Infamous Conduct'' (1970) *''Grand Slam'' (1971) *''The Red House (Lambert novel), The Red House'' (1972) *''The Yermakov Transfer'' (1974) *''Touch the Lion's Paw'' (1975) *''The Great Land'' (1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, England
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yermakov Transfer
''The Yermakov Transfer'' is a 1974 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. The life of the Soviet President is threatened by a plan to kidnap him on the Trans-Siberian Express The Trans-Siberian Railway, historically known as the Great Siberian Route and often shortened to Transsib, is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway ....Burton p.233 References Bibliography * Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 1974 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Novels set in the Soviet Union {{1970s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone On Broadway
''Blackstone on Broadway'' is a 1977 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the final entry in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era.Pronzini & Muller p.240 Blackstone is assigned to assist the New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ... police force, but has his own schemes to pursue while there. References Bibliography * Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller. ''1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction''. Arbor House, 1986. 1977 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in New York City Novels set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone Underground
''Blackstone Underground'' is a 1976 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the fifth in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era.Pronzini & Muller p.240 While trying to decide how to rescue a boy sentenced to death from Newgate Prison, Blackstone is called upon to thwart a gang plotting to rob the Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the Kingdom of England, English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one .... References Bibliography * Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller. ''1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction''. Arbor House, 1986. 1976 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone And The Scourge Of Europe
''Blackstone and the Scourge of Europe'' is a 1974 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk.Adamson p.222 It is the fourth in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era. It is 1820 and George IV orders Blackstone to the island of St Helena, where the imprisoned former French Emperor Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ... may be plotting to escape. References Bibliography * Lynda G. Adamson. ''World Historical Fiction''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. 1974 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in the 1820s Methuen Publishing books {{1970s-thriller- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Blackstone
''Beau Blackstone'' is a 1973 historical novel, historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert (author), Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the third in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era.Nash & Kilda p.165 Blackstone goes undercover amongst a gang of navvies working on a new railway, and is called on for plans to thwart the first Great Train Robbery. References Bibliography * David Nash & Anne-Marie Kilday. ''Law, Crime and Deviance Since 1700: Micro-Studies in the History of Crime''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. 1973 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in the 1820s Novels about rail transport Stein and Day books {{1970s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackstone's Fancy
''Blackstone's Fancy'' is a 1973 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the second in a series of novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era. Blackstone gets mixed up in the world of prizefighting Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ....Bailey p.152 References Bibliography * Frankie Y. Bailey. ''Out of the Woodpile: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction''. ABC-CLIO, 1991. 1973 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in the 1820s Novels about boxing Methuen Publishing books {{1970s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow Street Runner
The Bow Street Runners were the law enforcement officers of the Bow Street Magistrates' Court in the City of Westminster. They have been called London's first professional police force. The force originally numbered six men and was founded in 1749 by magistrate Henry Fielding, who was also well known as an author. His assistant, brother, and successor as magistrate, John Fielding, moulded the constables into a professional and effective force. ''Bow Street Runners'' was the public's nickname for the officers although the officers did not use the term themselves and considered it derogatory. The group was disbanded in 1839 and its personnel merged with the Metropolitan Police, which had been formed ten years earlier but the London metropolitan detective bureau trace their origins back from there. Policing before 1749 The Bow Street Runners are considered the first British police force. Before the force was founded, the law enforcing system was in the hands of private citizens a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Whodunnit
The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves the solving of a mystery or crime (usually murder). Though works combining these genres have existed since at least the early 20th century, many credit Ellis Peters's ''The Cadfael Chronicles, Cadfael Chronicles'' (1977–1994) for popularizing what would become known as the historical mystery. The increasing popularity and prevalence of this type of fiction in subsequent decades has spawned a distinct subgenre recognized by the publishing industry and libraries. ''Publishers Weekly'' noted in 2010 of the genre, "The past decade has seen an explosion in both quantity and quality. Never before have so many historical mysteries been published, by so many gifted writers, and covering such a wide range of times and places." Editor Keith Kahla con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing House (novel)
''The Killing House'' is a 1997 thriller novel Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspe .... It is the final novel of the British writer Derek Lambert and features a plot set against the backdrop of the Northern Irish peace process.Burton p.233 References Bibliography * Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 1997 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels {{1990s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Was Saturday
''The Man Who Was Saturday'' is a 1985 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert. An American defector to the Soviet Union schemes to return home against the best efforts of the KGB The Committee for State Security (, ), abbreviated as KGB (, ; ) was the main security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1991. It was the direct successor of preceding Soviet secret police agencies including the Cheka, Joint State Polit ....Stone p.433 References Bibliography * Nancy-Stephanie Stone. ''A Reader's Guide to the Spy and Thriller Novel''. G.K. Hall, 1997. 1985 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Hamish Hamilton books Stein and Day books {{1980s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judas Code
''The Judas Code'' is a 1983 thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert.Stone p.405 During the Second World War in neutral Lisbon, British intelligence work to try and lure Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ... into a vicious attritional war with each other. References Bibliography * Nancy-Stephanie Stone. ''A Reader's Guide to the Spy and Thriller Novel''. G.K. Hall, 1997. 1983 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British thriller novels Novels set in Lisbon Novels set in the 1940s Hamish Hamilton books {{1980s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
