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Author | Maurice Procter |
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Language | English |
Series | Harry Martineau |
Genre | Crime |
Publisher |
Hutchinson Harper (US) |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Preceded by | The Midnight Plumber |
Followed by | Killer At Large |
Man in Ambush is a 1958 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter. [1] It is the third in his series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau, set in the Northern industrial city of Granchester. [2] It takes the form of a police procedural. Published by Hutchinson, it was released in the United States by Harper & Row the following year. [3]
Martineau sets out to try and hunt down the killer of his colleague Inspector Robert McQuade. However he soon faces attempts on his own life and a scheme to frame him for taking bribes.
![]() First edition (US) | |
Author | Maurice Procter |
---|---|
Language | English |
Series | Harry Martineau |
Genre | Crime |
Publisher |
Hutchinson Harper (US) |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Preceded by | The Midnight Plumber |
Followed by | Killer At Large |
Man in Ambush is a 1958 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter. [1] It is the third in his series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau, set in the Northern industrial city of Granchester. [2] It takes the form of a police procedural. Published by Hutchinson, it was released in the United States by Harper & Row the following year. [3]
Martineau sets out to try and hunt down the killer of his colleague Inspector Robert McQuade. However he soon faces attempts on his own life and a scheme to frame him for taking bribes.