Without Lawful Authority: A Tommy Hambledon Novel (Rue Morgue Vintage Mysteries) [Paperback]

Manning Coles (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Rue Morgue Press (July 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601870272
• ISBN-13: 978-1601870278
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,496,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars favorite manning coles, January 22, 2012

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L. Hunter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Without Lawful Authority: A Tommy Hambledon Novel (Rue Morgue Vintage Mysteries) (Paperback)

I have all of Manning Coles' books, this one is my favorite. I have read it countless times, and will read it countless times more. It's picture of wartime and English country life is a window into the past; you feel you are there in person. I wish they had put Marden and Warnford into another book. The scene with the farmer and the barn and the subsequent dialogue of the constable on the phone is priceless. Anyone of any age from 12 to 100 would enjoy this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Manning Coles book, December 14, 2009

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Mara Grey "Mara" (Langley, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Without Lawful Authority: A Tommy Hambledon Novel (Rue Morgue Vintage Mysteries) (Paperback)

I love Manning Coles, my whole family loves Manning Coles, from my parents who started collecting them more than fifty years ago to my children who, grown now, still go back and reread them. This one, in particular, has the combination of humor and action that marks so much of collaboration of Adelaide Manning and Cyril Coles, himself a British Intelligence officer for many years. Hambledon, the main character in most of their books, is only an occasional figure, but the team of Warnford and Marsden more than makes up for the lack of his presence. Lots of fun, a good read.