The Grosvenor Square Goodbye

by Francis Clifford

Book Overview

Richard Ireland, a famous actor, and his girlfriend, Gabrielle, are taken hostage by a mysterious gunman who demands two hundred thousand pounds in ransom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897332946
• ISBN13: 9780897332941
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Pub
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Exceptionally Good Thriller - Intense and Suspenseful

The forward reads: If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts: but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties. Francis Bacon 1561-1626 It would be inappropriate to reveal details of this intense thriller, The Grosvenor Square Goodbye. We begin with uncertainties, and are unsure about the characters, their actions, their motivations, and by what means the plot might bring them together. Francis Clifford's plot is superbly crafted from start to finish. The suspense never falters and the outcome is always uncertain. I was unfamiliar with Francis Clifford. But, the rave reviews on the back cover of The Grosvenor Square Goodbye paperback made my buying decision easy. Ross MacDonald says: An extraordinary thriller! Chicago Tribune Book World: Superbly suspenseful ..... Clifford at his story-telling best! Publishers Weekly: One of the best suspense thrillers ..... tantalizing! My paperback copy of The Grosvenor Square Goodbye was published in 1988 by Academy Chicago Publishers. Apparently, it was first published in 1974 under the title Good-Bye and Amen. With a little help from the internet, I learned that Francis Clifford was a pseudonym for Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson (1917-1975). Movie buffs might be aware that in 1967 Frank Sinatra played the key role in the film version of The Naked Runner, Clifford's most popular book. This cold war espionage thriller was directed by Sidney Furie and produced by Brad Dexter.