The Matter of Mandrake by Barry Norman
The witty, outrageously entertaining spy novel, hailed by The Observer as “a very lively and readable, ultra-sexy spy thriller,” written by Barry Norman, the beloved, hugely popular BBC movie critic, TV host and journalist.
It’s the 1960s, deep into the chill of the Cold War. Paul Baker is abducted off the streets of London by a mysterious espionage agency and drafted into being a amateur spy for her Majesty. His mission: travel undercover to Madrid to see if an ex-Cabinet Minister is selling military secrets to the Russians. Baker doesn’t have a license to kill, or any idea what he’s doing… and quickly finds himself targeted for both seduction and death without the training to survive either situation.
This edition includes a new introduction by Mike Ripley, author of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Books by Barry Norman
The Complete Lennox: Three Full Novels
All three critically-acclaimed crime novels in the "Bobby Lennox" series by legendary BBC presenter, reviewer and journalist Barry Norman in one ebook edition.
Death on Sunset
The razor-sharp third and final novel in beloved BBC film critic Barry Norman's hard-boiled "Bobby Lennox" series, a story the Birmingham Post says "positively glitters. Gorgeously entertaining."
London boxer-turner-fixer Bobby Lennox is sent to Hollywood as an "associate producer" by a crime boss to oversee his investment in a troubled, big-budget movie.
The Butterfly Tattoo
The second wild and witty "Bobby Lennox" adventure by legendary UK TV host and critic Barry Norman.
Bobby Lennox is an ex-boxer, reluctant "fixer," and a struggling London entrepreneur who does favors for Donovan, a crime boss angling for respectability. One way Donovan hopes to get it is by helping Archie Beckway, a womanizing, corrupt politician who is being blackmailed by three people dressed as Disney characters... one of whom has a butterfly tattoo on her shapely leg. But the assignment isn't as clear-cut as it seems, and twists right back to Donovan's doorstep.
The Birddog Tape
Cockney ex-boxer Bobby Lennox agrees to do a favor for an aging hitman, who is going into the hospital for an emergency hernia operation, so he can't meet his mysterious new client. So Bobby goes in his place, just to get the details for his friend, and soon finds himself on his way to Hollywood to kill a movie producer and his wife... an ex-hooker who happens to be Bobby's former girlfriend. And things only get worse from there.
Reviews For The Matter of Mandrake
An absorbing thriller with a devastating climax.
Polished thrills, energetic action, and some hilarious comedy.
Fast-moving all the way.
