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J.Robert Janes
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SandmanSandman
About the Author
Bibliography


New Paperback - Allison & Busby (1999)
Gypsy
The Ritz Hotel in Paris is rocked by an explosion on 17 January 1943. Millions of francs in diamonds destined for the Third Reich are missing. The international safe-cracker Gypsy has surfaced and is about to hold the city and its Occupier to ransom.
Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler are joined by Herr Max of the Internationalen Kriminalpolizei in this their ninth investigation. But why, really, is Herr Max present when everyone thought the IKPK had ceased to exist? Sticks of dynamite which leak nitroglycerin are putty to the Gypsy, but is he involved with the Resistance? Just who is helping him, why did he drop out of sight for so long, and what has he next in mind?
Praise for J.Robert Janes' Wartime Paris Mysteries:
'Shades of Deighton… an atmospheric and exciting novel' Publishing News
'A good story. Recommended' Crime in Store
'Full of atmosphere' Tangled Web
'Details superb… Read on' Globe and Mail, Toronto
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Paperback - Allison & Busby (1997)
Sandman
Paris, January 1943.
Five murders. Five young girls. All sexually violated. A girl on the run ... Will the Sandman get to her before she can reveal what she knows?
Two detectives, one French the other Gestapo, bury their differences to investigate these bizarre crimes in war-torn Paris at a time when officially sanctioned crime is rife.
Sandman is the eighth book is this series of widely acclaimed detective-mystery thrillers. The background is factual and thoroughly researched ... full of atmosphere.
Praise for J.Robert Janes' Previous Novels
'Janes hooks you quickly' The Spectator
Mayhem
'A funny and exciting book, beautifully documented' Louis Malle
Mannequin
'… a forceful and provocative read' The Spectator
Kaleidoscope
'Janes at his electrifying best' The Spectator
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About The Author
J Robert Janes was born in Toronto, Canada, and now lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake. A mining engineer by profession, Janes taught geology, geography and mathematics in high school. He has been a full-time writer since 1970 and has now published over twenty-four books, including fourteen novels, five mystery novels for children and textbooks geology.

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Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

  • Gypsy (Constable, 1997) Constable Jun 97 New Allison & Busby Pbk Mar 99
  • Sandman (Constable, 1996) Allison & Busby Pbk Sep 97
  • Carousel
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Mayhem
  • The Alice Factor
  • The Hiding Place
  • The Third Story
  • The Toy Shop
  • The Watcher
  • Dollmaker
  • Mannequin
  • Salamander
  • Stonekiller

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