Wed 15 Apr 2009
TMF Review by Bill Crider: MARK DENNING – Beyond the Prize.
Posted by Steve under Authors , Bibliographies, Lists & Checklists , Crime Fiction IV , Reviews[2] Comments
MARK DENNING – Beyond the Prize. Jove V4473, paperback original; 1st printing, 1978.
This is the third book of a series featuring John Marshall, the one-armed secret agent (not to be confused with Dan Fortune, the one-armed private eye).
This time Marshall is after an AWOL colleague in Ireland, where he tangles with the IRA, the KGB, and just about everyone else.
There’s plenty of action, plus a plot twist or two that you don’t really expect in such an action-oriented story, and Marshall has an enjoyable toughness. There aren’t too many books of just this kind being written today, and if you liked James Bond, give it a try.
Bibliographic data: [Taken from Crime Fiction IV, by Allen J. Hubin.]
DENNING, MARK. Pseudonym of John Stevenson, ?-1994. JM = John Marshall.
Shades of Gray. Pyramid, pbo, 1976. JM
Die Fast, Die Happy. Pyramid, pbo, 1976. JM
Beyond the Prize. Jove, pbo, 1978. JM
The Swiss Abduction. Leisure, pbo, 1981. JM
The Golden Lure. Tower, pbo, 1981. JM
Din of Inequity. St. Martin’s, hc, 1984.
Ransom. Pocket Books, pbo, 1990.
April 15th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I actually remember reading Bill’s original review 30 years ago!
April 15th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
George
He and I were trying to cheer each other up about that this afternoon. Thirty years!
Steve
PS. Looks like Bill didn’t convince me to latch onto a copy of the book or any of the others that Denning wrote. As far as I can tell, I have nary a one of them.