Books
The Concierge
A fast-paced contemporary thriller in which dysfunctional friends and fellow hedge-fund managers Max and Harry get themselves into all sorts of trouble when they buy a valuable diamond that they hope to sell on to a Saudi billionaire. Their misadventures in London, Switzerland and Rome sees their world of million-pound deals and private jets collide with Islamic terrorists, Italian mafias and some painful home truths about their own traumatic pasts.
What critics had to say about The Concierge:
“Slick and nimble, it moves in unexpected directions and will keep you gripped until the end. It’ll be interesting to see what he tackles next” – Alasdair Lees, The Independent.
“A really rip-roaring read. Gilbert finds an air of authenticity by creating a host of believable characters” – Doug Nel, The Sun.
“A diverse and compelling storyline, with shocking plot twists and realistic characters” – Goodreads
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An Impression of Murder
“Dieppe, Normandy, 1897. Swelling the insular English colony this summer are the Impressionist artists Edgar Degas and Walter Sickert, the newly freed Oscar Wilde, the lecherous Prince of Wales… and a ruthless killer.
“Art-loving detective Emile Blanchet’s first murder investigation threatens to shake the Republic to its very foundations. Is that why his boss is being obstructive? Or is it personal? Assisted by his painting teacher and friend Sickert, Emile sets out to solve a mystery that threatens to tear the nation apart.”
The above is the blurb that appears on the back cover of my new book. The grand plan is to eventually follow my art-loving detective character, Emile, from 1897 to the Second World War – a rich period of history for Dieppe and its relationship with the English. By 1942 and the time of the disastrous Second World War Allied ‘Dieppe raid’, Emile will be in his 60s and brought out of retirement by the occupying Germans to run the Dieppe police force for them. Of course, he has other ideas.
But before we get there, I wish to explore Emile’s life as chief of Dieppe’s police during the outbreak of the First World War. The sequel to An Impression of Murder will be set in 1914, when Expressionism had taken over from Impressionism at the artistic cutting edge. That novel will be called An Expression of Murder. See what I did there?
Buy through Waterstones here
Buy through Amazon here
The Concierge
A fast-paced contemporary thriller in which dysfunctional friends and fellow hedge-fund managers Max and Harry get themselves into all sorts of trouble when they buy a valuable diamond that they hope to sell on to a Saudi billionaire. Their misadventures in London, Switzerland and Rome sees their world of million-pound deals and private jets collide with Islamic terrorists, Italian mafias and some painful home truths about their own traumatic pasts.
What critics had to say about The Concierge:
“Slick and nimble, it moves in unexpected directions and will keep you gripped until the end. It’ll be interesting to see what he tackles next” – Alasdair Lees, The Independent.
“A really rip-roaring read. Gilbert finds an air of authenticity by creating a host of believable characters” – Doug Nel, The Sun.
“A diverse and compelling storyline, with shocking plot twists and realistic characters” – Goodreads
Buy through Amazon here
An Impression of Murder
“Dieppe, Normandy, 1897. Swelling the insular English colony this summer are the Impressionist artists Edgar Degas and Walter Sickert, the newly freed Oscar Wilde, the lecherous Prince of Wales… and a ruthless killer.
“Art-loving detective Emile Blanchet’s first murder investigation threatens to shake the Republic to its very foundations. Is that why his boss is being obstructive? Or is it personal? Assisted by his painting teacher and friend Sickert, Emile sets out to solve a mystery that threatens to tear the nation apart.”
The above is the blurb that appears on the back cover of my new book. The grand plan is to eventually follow my art-loving detective character, Emile, from 1897 to the Second World War – a rich period of history for Dieppe and its relationship with the English. By 1942 and the time of the disastrous Second World War Allied ‘Dieppe raid’, Emile will be in his 60s and brought out of retirement by the occupying Germans to run the Dieppe police force for them. Of course, he has other ideas.
But before we get there, I wish to explore Emile’s life as chief of Dieppe’s police during the outbreak of the First World War. The sequel to An Impression of Murder will be set in 1914, when Expressionism had taken over from Impressionism at the artistic cutting edge. That novel will be called An Expression of Murder. See what I did there?
Buy through Waterstones here
Buy through Amazon here