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MIDDLEMAN
by Bill James
£6.99 – 1899344950
B-format (198mm x 127mm) paperback original
£15
– 1899344969
C-format (216mm x 135mm) paperback original
 Times
are tough for ‘middleman’ Julian Corbett.
He operates as a half-respectable, half-crooked businessman in what was
once the rough dockside of the Welsh capital. But a multi-billion pound
redevelopment is transforming the seafront into the stylish Cardiff Bay
marina-style housing and shopping area, and Corbett is determined to grab
a piece of that action.
At first, Corbett thinks the opportunity to help shady developer Sid Hyson
dispose of his lakeside casino/hotel/nursing home complex is his road
to riches, but he soon realises that all is not well. Hyson is suddenly
worried the sea might come flooding in and before that happens wants to
‘liquidate’ his assets. But £200 million isn’t chicken-feed
and potential buyers are asking awkward questions.
Time soon starts to run out for Corbett and he knows that if he doesn’t
find an acceptable buyer – and quick – he’s as good as
dead. The body of one failed ‘middleman’ has already washed
up on a nearby beach. Then Corbett realises he’s negotiating with
people twice as ruthless as Sid Hyson.
“Bill James is British mystery fiction’s finest prose stylist”
– Peter Guttridge, The Observer
“Bill
James can write, and then some” – Chris Petit, The Guardian
(published by The Do-Not Press)
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