Russell Andrews

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Russell Andrews

Icarus

Gideon

by Russell Andrews

About the Author

Bibliography

Paperback - timewarner (2002)

Icarus
Icarus. The boy who flew too close to the sun. The boy who fell to his death. It is a story that captured the imagination of ten-year-old Jack Keller, but one that is also eerily prescient. For a vicious assault resulted in the murder of Jack’s mother, sending her plummeting seventeen storeys to her death - right in front of her son’s eyes.
Thirty years later, and history is repeating, itself in the same horrific manner. Kid Demeter, a physiotherapist Jack helped raise as a teenager, has fallen to his death. The police think it was an accident, but Jack doesn’t believe them. For Kid had confided in Jack about his ongoing relationships with a string of women, women he gave a series of intriguing nicknames. The Mortician: The Mistake. The Destination. The Murderess.
As Jack delves into Kid’s world, and he realises just how high the stakes really are, he knows only one thing for certain: he must find the killer before the killer finds him, and makes him the final victim. . .
'I defy you to figure out who dunnit, why they dunnit, or how they dunnit' Janet Evanovich

Paperback - Warner (2000)

First British Edition Little,Brown (1999)

Gideon
Gideon. An identity shrouded in mystery. The anonymous source who holds the key to an explosive secret. In a clandestine meeting, struggling writer Carl Granville is hired to turn an old diary, articles and letters - in which all names and locations have been blanked out - into compelling fiction. For this task, and for his silence, he will be paid a quarter of a million dollars.
But as his work progresses, Carl realises that Gideon's book is more than just a potential bestseller. It is a revelation of chilling evil and a decades-long cover-up by someone with far-reaching power. He begins to wonder how his book will be used, whose Lives will be shattered and what is the truth behind the story - who is the true storyteller?
Then - suddenly, brutally - two people close to Carl are murdered, his apartment is ransacked, his computer stolen, and he himself is the chief suspect. With no alibi and no proof of his shadowy assignment, Carl becomes a man on the run. He knows too much - but not enough to save himself ...
'A fast-paced political thriller in the vein of The Pelican Brief: Russell Andrews' Michael Douglas
'The intrigue of Gideon is spun with such incredible ease the reader is swept breathlessly from beginning to end. Pure reading entertainment as good as you'll ever find' Clive Cussler
'James Bond is just too predictable. I like my heroes to be regular guys - Like Carl Granville in Gideon. What an exciting story! This is a thriller that really thrills' Susan Isaacs
'Gideon is fictional crime at its best - suspenseful and elegantly written, with terrific heroes, diabolical villains I'd love to prosecute, and a complex, surprising plot. That all adds up to a great thriller' Vincent Bugliosi
'Gideon is a terrific thriller with plenty of surprises, an engaging hero, and really nasty villains. A compelling page-turner.' Philip M.Margolin

About The Author
Russell Andrews is a psudonym

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

Icarus (Little,Brown, 2001) timewarner Pbk Feb 02

Gideon (Little,Brown, 1999) Warner Pbk Mar 00