Books by Victor Canning

En mystisk mand har fået fingre i en række hemmeligheder, som han på kynisk vis afpresser forskellige politikere, skuespillerinder og videnskabsmænd med. Ingen ved, hvordan han har fået fat i de smudsige hemmeligheder, der kan ødelægge folks liv og karrierer, men de fleste vil hellere hoste op med pengene end at forsøge at stoppe afpresseren.Botanikeren George Constantine nægter imidlertid at give efter for afpresning og sammen med datteren til et af de andre ofre, forsøger han at løse mysteriet. Undervejs falder George i kløerne på skruppelløse forbrydere og ender i prekære situationer med sin smukke hjælper, hvor kemien slår gnister imellem dem.Alt i alt har Victor Canning lagt op til en nervepirrende thriller i hæsblæsende tempo med seksuelle spændinger, der giver bogen det helt rigtige krydderi.Victor Canning (1911-1986) var en britisk forfatter, der skrev et væld af romaner, som opnåede stor popularitet i både Storbritannien og udlandet. Han skrev hovedsageligt spændingsromaner, hvoraf mange er blevet oversat til fremmedsprog.

Smiler flees to the farm of the 'The Duchess' in North Devon, where he stays and tends to circus animals housed there for the winter. All is going well until a peregrine falcon, Fria, escapes.

On a night of wild storms, two troubled figures - a 15-year-old boy, Smiler, and a cheetah, Yarra - escape from captivity. Their lives become inextricably bound up as they fight for survival on the edge of Salisbury Plain.

A collection of light-hearted short stories about a group of amiable criminals, evoking the very best of humorous classic crime fiction.

In this series of pen-portraits of England in the 1930's, Victor Canning vividly captures the pattern and colour of the great fabric of English life from Cumberland to Cornwall from a bygone era.

A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discoveryWhen George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won't follow his father's footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. Can Matthew do what's best for them all?

In a mid-life moment, Paul Morison travels from America to England to discover his mother's roots. A chance encounter and uncanny resemblance leads him to agree to assume the identity of a famous singer for a while. But it's not just the unnerving attentions of the adoring public that he must deal with.

Mr Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan and sets out to explore the countryside. He encounters a band of eccentrics and it gradually emerges that the caravan contains a secret, and Mr Finchley finds himself in real trouble.

An ebullient Mr Finchley is about to propose to a lady he rescued from mishap when he is sent to Paris by his firm. This gentle comedy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal.

Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried solicitor's clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to Margate. But Fate has other plans in store... This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today.

What's going on behind the doors of Fountain Inn? This beautifully observed thriller marked Victor Canning's entree into crime fiction, and rewards with a thrilling finale - sure to delight fans of Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence.