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Nest of Vultures (Linford Mystery Library (Large Print))

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This was originally published under the pen name " Robert McLeod one Bill Knox often used when writing thrillers as distinct from the police procedurals he was best known for turning out .This is an entry in the ahort lived series about Talos Cord ,a United Nations special operative whose job involves derring -do and high adventure all around the globe .
This time out it is the Frenh Riviera -and more especially Cannes and the perfume centre of Grasse that form the backdrop of the story .It is not however to the glamour and chicnes of Cannes that take centre stage but rather its seedy6 underbelly .The UN are advised by their agent on the spot that known mercenaries are gathering in Cannes and that some sort of African coup is imminent .Cord -under cover of being a delegate to a UN conference is sent to discover more and if possible stop the plot in its tracks .
The local agent is murdered by the head mercenary ,as is a cabaret singer who provides Cord with information .Cord -aided by a beautiful young Danish doctor ,Jan ,with whom he enjoys an amorous dalliance ,sets about discovering the whereabouts of the mercenary camp and also trying to uncover exactly who is behing the coup.
The novel concludes with an assault on a remote chateau and the climax is quite violent with one especially graphic death which is slightly at variance with the rest of the book

There is an air of proficiency rather than inspiration about the book but it will satisfy the devotee of the " thick ear thriller " who wants a quick , lively read provided by a capable technician whose real merits lay not with this kind of book but with the "Thane" police procedural series
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