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'Paul Desmond admires his close friend George Harlequin for his impeccable European breeding. Head of a prestigious Swiss bank, Harlequin belongs to a vanishing class of gentlemen whose handshake is their bond.
'Then their gilded world is blown apart. A computer printout identifies the Harlequin et Cie bank as the target of a gigantic takeover. The mastermind is Basil Yanko, a ruthless financial genius whose instruments are fraud, blackmail and terror.
'As the conflict moves from Zurich to London, New York and Mexico, Harlequin must become a 'villain by necessity'. Can Desmond help his friend save his bank—and his family?'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
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Dedication: For Sheila
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Epigraph: As if we were villains by necessity;/fools by heavenly compulsion./ Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Sc. 2
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Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 27 October 1974; (p. 56)
— Review of Harlequin : A Novel 1974 single work novel -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 4 October 1974; (p. 1092)
— Review of Harlequin : A Novel 1974 single work novel -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 December 1974; (p. 19)
— Review of Harlequin : A Novel 1974 single work novel
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Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 December 1974; (p. 19)
— Review of Harlequin : A Novel 1974 single work novel -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 4 October 1974; (p. 1092)
— Review of Harlequin : A Novel 1974 single work novel -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 27 October 1974; (p. 56)
— Review of Harlequin : A Novel 1974 single work novel
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Zurich,
cSwitzerland,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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New York (City),
New York (State),
cUnited States of America (USA),cAmericas,
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cMexico,cCentral America, Americas,
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