Pawn in Jeopardy - Hugo Bishop, Bk 4 Author:Adam Hall Hugo Bishop: He's not a cop, nor a private eye. He simply shows up to help. He's the figure at the edge of the floodlights as a body is pulled from the river. He's the brilliant fashion plate who knocks elbows with psychopaths. Wielding a pungent sense of humor, he pursues danger in an arena of exot... more »ic intrigues and and deadly pleasures. In Bishop's high-risk world, "The only thing worth going for is checkmate."
"The secret, or your life," says the death threat. Professor Scobie must have chosen the latter, for he was flung from a speeding train. Scobie was one of five scientists who returned from an Antarctic expedition with a great secret worth killing for. . .a secret that draws Bishop into an ever-deepening and murderous game. . .a game comprised of twelve chilling moves, withthe final, brutal stroke being brilliant, unexpected -- and fatal.« less