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'''Flash Point''' is a 1974 novel by the British author [[Michael Gilbert]] published in England by [[Hodder and Stoughton]] and in the United States by [[Harper & Row]]. It was Gilbert's 17th novel and undoubtedly written during the last days of the American [[Watergate]] scandal. Although none of the events in the book directly parallel those of Watergate, it begins with a banal legal matter and then escalates into a government cover-up and national scandal. The American edition has an apparent subtitle shown only on its copyright page: "A Harper Novel of Law and Lawlessness". Like a number of other works by Gilbert and his near contemporaries [[Victor Canning]] and [[Ross Thomas]], it is less a standard novel of suspense than a political thriller about the amorality and subsequent lethal reactions of those in the highest government positions when confronted by seemingly trivial events that blossom uncontrollably into perceived challenges to their positions.</onlyinclude>
'''The Conspirators''' is a 1982 suspense novel by the British author [[William Haggard]] published in England by [[]] and in the United States by [[Walker and Company]]. It was Haggard's 21st novel involving his protagonist [[Colonel Charles Russell]], who has been been the head of the Security Executive during the first 11 and then is consulted by the during his retirement. Like a number of other works by Haggard and his near contemporaries [[Victor Canning]] and [[Michael Gilbert]], it is less a standard novel of suspense than a political thriller about the amorality and subsequent lethal reactions of those in the highest government positions when confronted by seemingly trivial events that blossom uncontrollably into perceived challenges to their positions.</onlyinclude>
   
   
==Plot==
==Plot==
Written with Gilbert's usual urbane and understated style,
Written with Gilbert's usual urbane and understated style,

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The Conspirators is a 1982 suspense novel by the British author William Haggard published in England by [[]] and in the United States by Walker and Company. It was Haggard's 21st novel involving his protagonist Colonel Charles Russell, who has been been the head of the Security Executive during the first 11 and then is consulted by the during his retirement. Like a number of other works by Haggard and his near contemporaries Victor Canning and Michael Gilbert, it is less a standard novel of suspense than a political thriller about the amorality and subsequent lethal reactions of those in the highest government positions when confronted by seemingly trivial events that blossom uncontrollably into perceived challenges to their positions.

Plot

Written with Gilbert's usual urbane and understated style,

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