Deadline for a Dream

In this, Knox's first introduction of the notorious Chief Inspector Thane and Inspector Moss who appear in many of Knox's subsequent novels, a crime reporter, a gun, a money-worshipping girlfriend and inside knowledge of a factory payroll car's movements are a recipe for disaster. Following careful planning the reporter brings off the hold-up and carries away a large amount of untraceable bank notes. In the panic of the raid however, he shoots a young policeman dead and a full scale murder hunt ensues. Knox takes his readers stage by stage through ingenious planning of the crime and the dragnet of the investigation that follows, seeing them through the eyes of both the pursued and the pursuer.