14 June 2009
One Week To Go!!
18/06/09 23:30 Filed in: News
There
really is no excuse now not to go and place that
order for one or more of these splendid books at your
favourite book-store, whether on-line or on the
corner.
Want more convincing? Read on ...
The first four books, containing eight novels, each come with a valuable "extra".
The Tightrope Men and The Enemy comes with an official Harper-Collins press release from March 1973 which outlines Bagley's achievements and gives valuable insight into how he was perceived 36 years ago at the begining of the 1970's in a world dominated by news stories of the two-day working week...
The Golden Keel and The Vivero Letter contains a Postscript written by the author himself in 1979 explaining how he researched and wrote his novels. A marvellously intimate insight.
Running Blind and The Freedom Trap contains a short story entitled A Matter of Months which was produced as a favour for the editor of the Winter's Crimes 8 (1976) anthology of mystery writing. It's a police procedural whodunnit - something the author didn't usually touch.
Flyaway and Windfall contains the short piece Bagley wrote in April 1977 about the attempted assassination in 1960 of the south African politician Hendrik Vervoerd - “The Circumstances Surrounding the Crime".
It's hard to emphasise what a great event this is in the Bagley calendar. Only a few minor publications for libraries, book-clubs and the odd compilation have appeared since the final Juggernaut blockbuster of 1984. In 2009 we are privileged that Harper-Collins recognise the quality and value of this world-class author who stayed with them loyally throughout his career.
The quality of the latest publication run is exactly the same as the other blockbusters HC have on the shelves at the moment so they have not stinted in their appreciation of this former best-seller and valued asset.
Go do your duty!
Want more convincing? Read on ...
The first four books, containing eight novels, each come with a valuable "extra".
The Tightrope Men and The Enemy comes with an official Harper-Collins press release from March 1973 which outlines Bagley's achievements and gives valuable insight into how he was perceived 36 years ago at the begining of the 1970's in a world dominated by news stories of the two-day working week...
The Golden Keel and The Vivero Letter contains a Postscript written by the author himself in 1979 explaining how he researched and wrote his novels. A marvellously intimate insight.
Running Blind and The Freedom Trap contains a short story entitled A Matter of Months which was produced as a favour for the editor of the Winter's Crimes 8 (1976) anthology of mystery writing. It's a police procedural whodunnit - something the author didn't usually touch.
Flyaway and Windfall contains the short piece Bagley wrote in April 1977 about the attempted assassination in 1960 of the south African politician Hendrik Vervoerd - “The Circumstances Surrounding the Crime".
It's hard to emphasise what a great event this is in the Bagley calendar. Only a few minor publications for libraries, book-clubs and the odd compilation have appeared since the final Juggernaut blockbuster of 1984. In 2009 we are privileged that Harper-Collins recognise the quality and value of this world-class author who stayed with them loyally throughout his career.
The quality of the latest publication run is exactly the same as the other blockbusters HC have on the shelves at the moment so they have not stinted in their appreciation of this former best-seller and valued asset.
Go do your duty!