Double Cross Purposes
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Double Cross Purposes

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Double Cross Purposes

About this book

The story follows an unlikely partnership between two men: the flamboyant, debt-ridden aristocrat the Hon. Vernon Lethaby, and a rugged Canadian adventurer named Joe "Digger" Henderson. Together, they head to the Highlands of Scotland to hunt for legendary Jacobite treasure (Prince Charlie's gold) supposedly buried on the Isle of Erran. Because Lethaby deeply distrusts his partner, he takes out a highly unusual policy with the Indescribable Insurance Company to protect himself from being swindled. Enter series protagonist Miles Bredon, who is sent along by the insurance firm to ensure neither partner defrauds the company. The expedition soon takes a dark turn involving a burned body in a garage, missing keys, and an intricate web of financial skullduggery. This book stands as Knox's last contribution to the detective fiction genre, despite his long subsequent writing career. The novel is highly praised for its lyrical and witty opening chapters describing the Scottish Highland landscape. In line with Knox's philosophy, the novel includes a physical map for readers to track the movements and clues themselves.

Information

Publisher
Rare Treasure Editions
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9798905995224
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. CHAPTER I : THE CHURCHYARD OF GLENDOUNIE
  2. CHAPTER II : DREAMS CASTLE
  3. CHAPTER III : THE MAN WHO WANTED TO BE WATCHED
  4. CHAPTER IV : HOW THE BOAT WAS MOORED
  5. CHAPTER V : THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
  6. CHAPTER VI : RELICS OF THE ' FORTY-FIVE
  7. CHAPTER VII : AT THE POINT INDICATED
  8. CHAPTER VIII : THE MAN IN THE GARAGE
  9. CHAPTER IX : VERNON LETHABY ’ S CORRESPONDENCE
  10. CHAPTER X : THE CURSE OF DAVID HABINGTON
  11. CHAPTER XI : MR PULTENEY SEEKS REFRESHMENT
  12. CHAPTER XII : THE TREASURE OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT
  13. CHAPTER XIII : THE BAIT
  14. CHAPTER XIV : TOM TIDDLER ’ S GROUND
  15. CHAPTER XV : A FELLOW - COUNTRYMAN OF KNOX
  16. CHAPTER XVI : ANOTHER TRAP
  17. CHAPTER XVII : A NEW WAY OF DEALING WITH GUNMEN
  18. CHAPTER XVIII : ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED
  19. CHAPTER XIX : DOUBLE-CROSS PURPOSES
  20. CHAPTER XX : DOUBLE CROSS-PURPOSES

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