A Running Duck by Paula Gosling Paperback Book

Description: A Running Duck by Paula Gosling A good-looking girl, a tough cop and a special stranger – somebodys setting somebody up for a killing . . . FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An ordinary career woman – with a target on her back. Originally published in 1978, A Running Duck is a compulsive, vintage thriller from Paula Gosling, winner of the CWA Golden Dagger.Clare is a copywriter, working at an advertising agency in San Francisco. On a crowded street, as she helps a passing stranger pick up some dropped papers, a snipers bullet pierces her arm.Scarred by his past, Lieutenant Malchek is a Vietnam veteran, a former sniper himself who now specialises in hunting down hitmen. He is assigned to Clares case, tasked with protecting her life. Someone wants Clare dead – and Malchek knows how to draw him out . . .Full of suspense and romantic tension, A Running Duck has been adapted for film as Cobra, starring Sylvester Stallone. Author Biography Paula Gosling was born in Detroit and moved permanently to England in 1964. She worked as a copywriter and a freelance copy consultant before becoming a full-time writer in 1979. She published her first novel, A Running Duck, in 1974. This won the John Creasey Award for the best first novel of the year and Monkey Puzzle, the first in her Jack Stryker series, won a Gold Dagger. She is a past Chairman of the CWA. Review This is a writer who always entertains * Sunday Telegraph *Super, swift-sure characterisation, pace, high local colour: Paula Gosling has all the gifts * Sunday Times * Promotional A good-looking girl, a tough cop and a special stranger…somebodys setting somebody up for a killing . . . Details ISBN1509855289 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1509855289 ISBN-13 9781509855285 Format Paperback Author Paula Gosling Publisher Pan Macmillan Pages 286 Publication Date 2017-12-14 UK Release Date 2017-12-14 Audience Age 18 Imprint Macmillan Bello Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-12-14 NZ Release Date 2017-12-14 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139306236;

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