The Late Train to Gipsy Hill

The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
Alan Johnson
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Trade Paperback
h232 x 152mm - 352pg
2 Sep 2021 UK
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9781472286130
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A woman hiding a deadly secret. And the man who went in search of adventure, but found himself in danger . . . Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each day, he watches as a woman on the train applies her make up in a ritual he now knows by heart. He' s never dared to strike up a conversation . . . but maybe one day. Then one evening, on the late train to Gipsy Hill, the woman invites him to take the empty seat beside her. Fiddling with her mascara, she holds up her mirror and Gary reads the words ' HELP ME' scrawled in sticky black letters on the glass. From that moment, Gary' s life is turned on its head. He finds himself on the run from the Russian mafia, the FSB and even the Metropolitan Police - all because of what this mysterious young woman may have witnessed. In the race to find out the truth, Gary discovers that there is a lot more to her than meets the eye . . . Readers love Alan Johnson and The Late Train to Gipsy HIll' A fast-moving plot . . . expertly told. The fact it comes from the pen of a former Home Secretary makes the rich security detail all the more powerful' Alastair Campbell' Espionage, the Russian Mafia and a gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret' Fiona Phillips' Johnson' s writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating . . . impressive' Observer' Johnson writes wonderfully' Telegraph' This boy can write . . . ' The Spectator
Fascinating and ingenious. * Melvyn Bragg * A smart, captivating, modern but timeless thriller. * John Marrs * A fast-moving plot, complex but all too credible, expertly told. The fact it comes from the pen of a former Home Secretary makes the rich security detail and the myriad relationships all the more powerful. * Alastair Campbell * Featuring espionage, the Russian Mafia and a gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret, the tantalising plot has set Alan up for dominance of the bestseller charts for years to come. * Fiona Phillips * Is there no limit to his talents? Not content with being a top politician, and a very nice feller, he turns his hand to writing four memoirs, which win prizes and awards and sell bucketloads. God I was spitting with envy. Why didn' t he just stick to politics? I absolutely loved Alan' s new thriller, it' s brilliant. * Hunter Davies * Blends gentle humour and brutal assassination into a cracking crime thriller. * The Sun * The Girl on the Train with a dash of Russian poisoning and a classic femme fatale * Sunday Telegragh *
Alan Johnson' s childhood memoir THIS BOY was published in 2013. It won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and the Orwell Prize, Britain' s top political writing award. His second volume of memoirs, PLEASE MR POSTMAN (2014) won the National Book Club award for Best Biography. The final book in his memoir trilogy, THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD (2016), won the Parliamentary Book Award for Best Memoir. Alan was a Labour MP for 20 years before retiring ahead of the 2017 general election. He served in five cabinet positions in the Governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown including Education Secretary, Health Secretary and Home Secretary. He and his wife Carolyn live in East Yorkshire.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781472286130
Published: 2 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wildfire
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 232mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 440g
Pages: 352

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