{"product_id":"the-wilby-conspiracy-9781913727345","title":"The Wilby Conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'EXPLODES WITH A LOUD AND SATISFYING ROAR' \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'IT GRABBED ME AND KEPT ME GOING' Len Deighton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A FIRST-RATE, HIGH-POWERED THRILLER' Desmond Bagley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST THRILLER WRITERS' \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e*****\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMining engineer Jim Keogh is enjoying a relaxing break in Cape Town when he witnesses a sadistic policemen's violent attempt to arrest a black man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppalled by the policeman's brutality, Keogh steps in and helps the man escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut unknown to Keogh, the man he has helped is Shack Twala, a high-profile black rights activist recently escaped from Robben Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the policeman badly injured, Keogh and Twala are now both wanted men, and the regime's most lethal operatives are sent after them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fugitives race 900 miles to cross the border to safety, they are drawn into a conspiracy much bigger and deadlier than they realize...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE WILBY CONSPIRACY\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling mix of high adventure, political conspiracy and pursuit set in Apartheid South Africa which fans of Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth and Wilbur Smith will love - and which was made into a successful Hollywood movie starring Michael Caine, Sidney Poitier and Rutger Hauer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR PETER DRISCOLL AND \u003cem\u003eTHE WILBY CONSPIRACY\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Even trickier and more polished than \u003cem\u003eThe Odessa File\u003c\/em\u003e' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The best chase story I have read for a long time' \u003c\/strong\u003eEric Ambler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A real winner... You'll be entertained and intrigued every step of the way until the totally unexpected finale'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'No doubt about it at all, this is a real thriller writer who knows how to write with three-dimensional physical force... an all-action spellbinder' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Welcome to a new thriller master, a writer who knows how to build up tension and keep a story moving at top speed' \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Braine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The headlong action moves from Cape Town to Johannesburg to the bush, in a high-tension game of political intrigue. The plot is gripping and superbly ingenious. Beats Le Carré and the rest at their own game'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Driscoll is a good writer and... he has us at his mercy all the way'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A Slam-bang winner!' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Driscoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvertail Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913727345\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silvertail Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42920898920563,"sku":"9.78191E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ec500827-d4f4-4241-913f-cc4dd781985b.jpg?v=1742380266","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-wilby-conspiracy-9781913727345","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}