Dead Ringer

by Roger Ormerod

Cloth & Boards. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First US edition. Fine in fine dj. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684185873
• ISBN13: 9780684185873
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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This is my first Ormerod novel and it definitely will not be my last. If you've never read one of his novels his style and characters are very similar to Donald E. Westlake or the British authors such as James Pattinson, Gerald Hammond and Christopher Nicole. This is a very enjoyable book written as the lead character Jerry Boyes recounting the tale. Jerry Boyes used to be a stunt double for famous actor Stuart Tyson before a stunt went terribly wrong resulting in the loss of his left foot. Now just a lowly paid security guard he is approached by Tyson to be employed and paid well to be the drop off man for money to pay off kidnappers who have kidnapped tycoon Howard Maxwell. His family does not want to involve the police. Short of cash he reluctantly accepts but things don't go according to plan, the ransom is lost, Tyson is dead and Maxwell has turned up on his own accord. Police soon suspect Ormerod and he must find out what is really going on to clear himself as well as help out the family and some of his friends. My only criticism of this book is that the chapters could have been divided into shorter ones as they go on for a bit before you get a break but apart from that small detail this is a fantastic book.