Found Floating
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| Originally published | 1937 |
| Authors | Freeman Wills Crofts |
| Preceded by | The loss of the Jane Vosper |
| Followed by | Antidote to venom |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Mystery | |
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| ID | 2913380 |
About Found Floating
Old William was losing touch and a younger man was needed to take over the family business. Jim was the obvious choice, but William had other ideas. When Mant was brought in to run the firm, from the forgotten side of the family in Australia, murder was the result.
Costa Book Awards: Robert Maxwell biography among winners
... He vanished from the deck of his yacht off the Canary Islands in November 1991 and his body was later Found Floating in the sea...
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... Her father vanished from the deck of the off the Canary Islands and his body was later Found Floating in the sea...
Costa Book Awards: Robert Maxwell biography among winners
A book about The Rise and fall of media mogul Robert Maxwell has won best biography at the Costa Book Awards.
Judges said John Preston 's biography Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell , was " epic" and " a unanimous winner".
Jewish publishing tycoon Maxwell by fleeing to France as a teenager, later becoming a Labour MP and businessman.
But on his death, unscrupulous dealings and long-hidden debts came to light, his reputation in tatters.
He vanished from the deck of his yacht off the Canary Islands in November 1991 and his body was later Found Floating in The Sea .
The win comes shortly after for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
The yacht Robert Maxwell disappeared from was named After Her .
Author Preston is a former arts editor and TV critic for various newspapers and has also enjoyed a career as a successful novelist.
His 1997 book The Dig was made into a recent Netflix film starring Ralph Fiennes , Carey Mulligan and Lily James .
Another of his books, A Very English Scandal, was made into a Bafta and Golden Globe-winning BBC TV series starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw .
A TV version of Fall is also in The Works .
Preston is one of five winning authors in different genre Categories .
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Costa Book Awards, which are the only major prize Open solely to authors living in the UK and Ireland and celebrate books in five Categories - First Novel , novel, biography, poetry and children's book.
The category winners each receive £5,000 and are now in contention to Pick Up the overall Costa Book of the Year on 1 February.
Who are The Other winners?Source of news: bbc.com
