HE SHOT TO KILL

His arms were hanging down, but his face was turned upwards. For the first time Johnny saw a dead man.Colonel Meroy is a prosperous pillar of the landed gentry. But his neighbours would be shocked to learn he&rsquo,d started out as a London pickpocket, and still earns his income from a career in smoothly organized robbery. Now he&rsquo,s hit a perilous snag &ndash, his latest job means going up against the rival and ruthless Luvello gang for a fortune in gold bullion, and even risking the safety of his own son. When a river policeman is killed, Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard is drawn into the case, and he always gets his man &hellip,He Shot to Kill was first published in 1936, and has remained out of print until this new edition. It includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.&lsquo,I have the highest opinion of Peter Drax&rsquo,s murder stories &hellip, The secret of Peter Drax&rsquo,s success is his ability to make the circumstances as plausible as the characters are real&rsquo, Sunday Times_,