A Lily of the Field (Hardcover)

from maneekuhi

The last (??) of 7 in Lawton's series about Troy, a Scotland Yard cop/chief from the late 1930's to the early 60's with a heavy emphasis on the war years. Two question marks because there may not be an 8th book (what more is there to add?) and the second question mark because other books in the s...

from jtck121166

A worthy member of the Troy canon, although perhaps not one to start with: much of Troy's backstory is taken as read, and indeed his shenanigans and foibles are less to the fore than usual. The main interest of the novel, for me, lies in its clever interplay between fact and (historical) fiction,...

from jtck121166

A worthy member of the Troy canon, although perhaps not one to start with: much of Troy's backstory is taken as read, and indeed his shenanigans and foibles are less to the fore than usual. The main interest of the novel, for me, lies in its clever interplay between fact and (historical) fiction,...

from smik

"Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin" Matthew 6:28 I think perhaps my reading of this book suffered from the fact that the series this is part of is already well underway. I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as my friend and fellow blogger at CRIME...

from jtck121166

A worthy member of the Troy canon, although perhaps not one to start with: much of Troy's backstory is taken as read, and indeed his shenanigans and foibles are less to the fore than usual. The main interest of the novel, for me, lies in its clever interplay between fact and (historical) fiction...