Based on a true story, the cause celebre of its day, Paul Ferris's atmospheric novel tells the coruscating story of sexual obsession, bigamy, amorality, and the sinister disappearance of a woman.  It is 1917. George Shotton, a marine surveyor, has escaped active service in the war but is trapped in a loveless (for him), sexless (for her) marriage to churchy, frigid May. No wonder his eye wanders -- it has before. But this time, his lust will have terrible consequences.  Mamie Stuart, the object of his affections, is a girl of her time: Sunderland-born, living a louche life in London's Notting Hill Gate, she has been 'on the stage' as one of a dancing troupe, showing off her legs at music-halls. George expects much more than that, but, then, so does Mamie.  Why, she wonders, won't George marry her? (She knows nothing of May.) Why, May wonders, is George away so much? Why has he stopped pestering her in bed? (She knows nothing of Mamie.) The violent outcome which is inevitable causes waves which reach the 1960s, when a detective (with much in common with George) begins to delve into an old and ghastly crime.

Infidelity

Paul Ferris

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Harpercollins

The Dam

Literature & Fiction

Arrow Bks.

Gentlemen of Fortune: World's Merchant and Investment Bankers

Weidenfeld & N.

Dylan Thomas's life is almost a blueprint for the life of a bohemian poet. Born in Swansea in 1914, he knew both acclaim and despair in his lifetime, and died amid alcohol and debts in New York at the age of thirty nine. He lived his life flamboyant and self centred almost as if he had future biographers in mind. It is hard sometimes to separate the truth from myth, and to put his life into its artistic and historical context. Paul Ferris's biography, first published in 1977 (Hodder & Stoughton), is regarded by many as the definitive account. As the editor of Thomas's collected letters, Paul Ferris had access to many of the intimate sources and, since Caitlin Thomas's death in 1992, he has discovered ninety unpublished letters, many to Caitlin herself, which shed new light on Thomas's life, work and death.

Dylan Thomas: The biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

The Detective (Panther Books)

GRANADA

First published in 1977, this biography is regarded by many as the definitive account of Dylan Thomas' life. As the editor of Thomas' letters, Paul Ferris had access to many of the intimate sources and, since Caitlin Thomas' death, has discovered 90 unpublished letters, many to Caitlin herself.

Dylan Thomas : The Biography

Phoenix

Few poets have excited such extremes of admiration and hostility as Dylan Thomas, the Welshman who was perhaps the greatest lyric poet of the 20th Century. This authoritative biography is based on a wealth of previously unpublished material (including 2 poems) gathered by the author in more than 200 interviews and extensive research in the UK &amp; USA. With 25 b/w illustrations.

Dylan Thomas: A Biography

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

The Dial Press

The Ferris Conspiracy is one man's insight into Britain's crime world and the inextricable web of corruption. Arthur Thompson, Godfather of the crime world and senior partner of the Krays, recruited young Paul Ferris as a bagman, debt collector, and equalizer. By the age of 21 Ferris had become Glasgow's most feared gangster, deemed a risk to national security. Feared for his capacity for extreme violence matched by his intelligence, Ferris was the Godfather's heir apparent. However when gang warfare broke, underworld leaders colluded with their partners—the police. Disgusted, Ferris left the Godfather and stood alone. Thereafter he was hounded and framed by the security services, and two of the UK's most powerful gangsters tried to have him killed and then framed him. Ferris is now in prison and wants to reveal the unholy alliance between the police and the criminal fraternity.

The Ferris Conspiracy

Politics & Social Sciences

Reg McKay

Social Sciences

Mainstream Publishing

1st edition trade paperback, fine (as new)

Vendetta: Turning Your Back on Crime Can Be Deadly...

True Crime

Black and White Publishing

Villains: It Takes One to Know One

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