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How far would you go to protect the ones you love?
Mike Sterling is proud to work for HI Motors, a prestigious car manufacturer and, following the death of his wife, he becomes devoted to his work as its PR Manager.
When their new engine design, Vulcan, is sold to the competition, internal investigations ensue.
All evidence collected by the investigative team point to his department, yet Mike is determined that it’s coincidental.
All leads run cold, until another betrayal occurs within the company, this time resulting in the murder of a security guard.
Now the police are on the case and determined to catch the killer, but Mike finds himself the subject of investigation once again…
His knowledge of the company procedures, access to areas involved in the crime and his lifestyle are raising suspicions with the detective in charge of the case.
However, no solid evidence is available for them to arrest him.
Deciding to take matters into his own hands, he uncovers the true culprit.
Someone he could never have believed capable of such acts.
Will he turn them in? Or will his loyalty to those he cares about take away his freedom?
Is he willing to give up everything, maybe even his own life to protect others?
A Sense of Loyalty is a brilliant mystery written by a true master of the genre. The fast paced plot and gripping characters will keep you enthralled until the last page.
‘Jeffries’ fresh twists and excellent characterizations make any novel by him an exciting reading experience.’ — San Francisco Chronicle
‘…a stubbornly appealing, believable hero and a neat ironic twist at the close.’ – Kirkus Reviews
‘A first-rate whodunit turning on the resourcefulness of a country gentleman who exploits the process of the law to delay its action. Author on the top of his legal and social form.' - Francis Goff, Sunday Telegraph
‘Tension builds up and there are two exciting court scenes. Roderic Jeffries established a very high reputation for himself in the field of the legal thriller with Exhibit No. Thirteen and Dead Against the Lawyers. Once again he has used a little known quirk of the law, and woven round it an enthralling story of immense intricacy.’ - Maurice Richardson, Observer
‘The resulting legal intricacies make fascinating reading.' - Hester Makeig, - Spectator
'First-class, smoothly told, fine court scenes and sketches of lawyers entirely absorbing.' - John Clarke, Evening Standard
‘The most ingenious of Mr. Jeffries's exercises in legal trickery.' - Julian Symons, Sunday Times
'Good court scenes; very competent.' - Peter Dickinson, Punch
'...is for the mystery story connoisseur and particularly the man who can appreciate this ingenious exercise in legal trickery.' - Police World
Roderic Jeffries was born in London in 1926 and went to sea in 1943. Six years later he left that trade to become a lawyer. He again changed profession to become a writer. Since 1951, he has written over one hundred and sixty novels under his own name and several other pseudonyms. He began his career by writing books featuring his father’s character, Blackshirt, a popular detective whose adventures have appeared in print for many decades. In time Jeffries branched out and began to write a variety of mystery novels under his own name and several pen names, including Peter Alding and Jeffrey Ashford.
Genre: Mystery
Mike Sterling is proud to work for HI Motors, a prestigious car manufacturer and, following the death of his wife, he becomes devoted to his work as its PR Manager.
When their new engine design, Vulcan, is sold to the competition, internal investigations ensue.
All evidence collected by the investigative team point to his department, yet Mike is determined that it’s coincidental.
All leads run cold, until another betrayal occurs within the company, this time resulting in the murder of a security guard.
Now the police are on the case and determined to catch the killer, but Mike finds himself the subject of investigation once again…
His knowledge of the company procedures, access to areas involved in the crime and his lifestyle are raising suspicions with the detective in charge of the case.
However, no solid evidence is available for them to arrest him.
Deciding to take matters into his own hands, he uncovers the true culprit.
Someone he could never have believed capable of such acts.
Will he turn them in? Or will his loyalty to those he cares about take away his freedom?
Is he willing to give up everything, maybe even his own life to protect others?
A Sense of Loyalty is a brilliant mystery written by a true master of the genre. The fast paced plot and gripping characters will keep you enthralled until the last page.
Praise for Roderic Jeffries
‘Jeffries’ fresh twists and excellent characterizations make any novel by him an exciting reading experience.’ — San Francisco Chronicle
‘…a stubbornly appealing, believable hero and a neat ironic twist at the close.’ – Kirkus Reviews
‘A first-rate whodunit turning on the resourcefulness of a country gentleman who exploits the process of the law to delay its action. Author on the top of his legal and social form.' - Francis Goff, Sunday Telegraph
‘Tension builds up and there are two exciting court scenes. Roderic Jeffries established a very high reputation for himself in the field of the legal thriller with Exhibit No. Thirteen and Dead Against the Lawyers. Once again he has used a little known quirk of the law, and woven round it an enthralling story of immense intricacy.’ - Maurice Richardson, Observer
‘The resulting legal intricacies make fascinating reading.' - Hester Makeig, - Spectator
'First-class, smoothly told, fine court scenes and sketches of lawyers entirely absorbing.' - John Clarke, Evening Standard
‘The most ingenious of Mr. Jeffries's exercises in legal trickery.' - Julian Symons, Sunday Times
'Good court scenes; very competent.' - Peter Dickinson, Punch
'...is for the mystery story connoisseur and particularly the man who can appreciate this ingenious exercise in legal trickery.' - Police World
Roderic Jeffries was born in London in 1926 and went to sea in 1943. Six years later he left that trade to become a lawyer. He again changed profession to become a writer. Since 1951, he has written over one hundred and sixty novels under his own name and several other pseudonyms. He began his career by writing books featuring his father’s character, Blackshirt, a popular detective whose adventures have appeared in print for many decades. In time Jeffries branched out and began to write a variety of mystery novels under his own name and several pen names, including Peter Alding and Jeffrey Ashford.
Genre: Mystery
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