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'''It Won't Get You Anywhere''', published in 1966, is the first of three [[Thriller|thrillers]] by the English novelist [[Desmond Skirrow]] about | '''It Won't Get You Anywhere''', published in 1966, is the first of three [[Thriller|thrillers]] by the English novelist [[Desmond Skirrow]] about [[John Brock]], an irreverent advertising executive who is also a sometime undercover agent. Published in England by [[The Bodley Head]] and the United States by [[Lippincott]], it is a little under 80,000 words in length and almost certainly the best of the Brock novels.<ref>''It Won't Get You Anywhere'' — The Bodley Head, London, 1966; Lippincott, New York, 1966, ISBN 0552079111</ref> Published in today's market, it would probably be classified as a [[Techno thriller|techno thriller]], as it has definite elements of that genre. | ||
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Revision as of 23:24, 24 April 2009
It Won't Get You Anywhere, published in 1966, is the first of three thrillers by the English novelist Desmond Skirrow about John Brock, an irreverent advertising executive who is also a sometime undercover agent. Published in England by The Bodley Head and the United States by Lippincott, it is a little under 80,000 words in length and almost certainly the best of the Brock novels.[1] Published in today's market, it would probably be classified as a techno thriller, as it has definite elements of that genre.
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- ↑ It Won't Get You Anywhere — The Bodley Head, London, 1966; Lippincott, New York, 1966, ISBN 0552079111