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Going it alone

J. I. M. Stewart

1980170 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1980
first published
  • 1980Dodd, Mead · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780396078197
  • 1980Victor Gollancz · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780575027398
  • 1988Magna · 360 pages · ENGISBN 9781850574590
  • 2001House of Stratus · 174 pages · ENGISBN 9781842327364
  • 2007Dales Large Print Books · 253 pages · ENGISBN 9781842625668
  • 2010House of Stratus, Incorporated · 170 pages · ENGISBN 9780755120970
  • 2010House of Stratus, Incorporated · 170 pages · ENGISBN 9780755118090
  • 1989G K Hall & Co · 253 pagesISBN 9781850574606

Gilbert Averell avoids some of the rigours of taxation by living for part of each year in France - but he is unhappy about the number of weeks he spends away from his native country. So when his look-alike friend, Georges, suggests that they swap passports for a short spell, Gilbert seizes the opportunity. However, a number of incidents, involving Gilbert's sister and nephew, begin to suggest that Georges's offer was not made out of simple friendship.

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AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

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ThemesJustice
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