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Peter Parley of Spectator offers "all praise" for Venus with Pistol, Lyall's fifth novel, and recommends it "for those with a thirst for the find in the attic and a bottle of scotch in the third drawer down." Maurice Prior of Books comments that while the theme is "not . . . outrageously original," Lyall possesses a "nice lucid smooth style." Prior further notes that "any thinness in story- content" is offset by "effortless and studious" narration and concludes that Venus with Pistol, with Lyall's "inimitable stamp," is "cogent, neatly devised, with nicely- contrived denouement."
Peter Parley of Spectator offers "all praise" for Venus with Pistol, Lyall's fifth novel, and recommends it "for those with a thirst for the find in the attic and a bottle of scotch in the third drawer down." Maurice Prior of Books comments that while the theme is "not . . . outrageously original," Lyall possesses a "nice lucid smooth style." Prior further notes that "any thinness in story- content" is offset by "effortless and studious" narration and concludes that Venus with Pistol, with Lyall's "inimitable stamp," is "cogent, neatly devised, with nicely- contrived denouement."
Used availability for Gavin Lyall's Venus with Pistol
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Hardback Editions
September 1975 : Hardback
| Title: Venus with Pistol (Ulverscroft large print series. [fiction]) Author(s): Gavin Lyall ISBN: 0-85456-370-9 / 978-0-85456-370-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1971 : Hardback
| Title: Venus with Pistol Author(s): Lyall Gavin ISBN: 0-600-87130-4 / 978-0-600-87130-9 (UK edition) Publisher: The Companion Book Club Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1970 : Hardback
| Title: Venus with Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall Publisher: The Thriller Book Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 1969 : Hardback
| Title: Venus with Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall ISBN: 0-340-02662-6 / 978-0-340-02662-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Venus with Pistol (Coronet Books) Author(s): Gavin Lyall ISBN: 0-340-51580-5 / 978-0-340-51580-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1989 : Paperback
| Title: Venus with Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1983 : Paperback
| Title: Venus with Pistol Author(s): Lyall Gavin Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1979 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Venus With Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
1973 : Paperback
| Title: Venus With Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1971 : Paperback
| Title: Venus with Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall ISBN: 0-330-02759-X / 978-0-330-02759-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1969 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Venus With Pistol Author(s): Gavin Lyall ISBN: 0-425-01920-9 / 978-0-425-01920-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
November 1997 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Venus with Pistol: Complete & Unabridged Author(s): Gavin Lyall ISBN: 1-86243-041-1 / 9781862430419 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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