Weilin and Goos Weilin and Goos i(A55465 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. Weilin + Goos)
Born: Established: 1872
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Finland,
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Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe, ;
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3 y separately published work icon The Safe House Jon Cleary , ( trans. Irmeli Sallamo with title Jaljissa Kuoleman Varjo ) Espoo : Weilin and Goos , 1980 Z807248 1975 single work novel
8 y separately published work icon High Road to China : A Novel Jon Cleary , ( trans. Matti Kannosto with title Vihrean Haran Jumala ) Malmo : Weilin and Goos , 1978 Z807287 1977 single work novel
11 14 John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat Jenny Wagner , Ron Brooks (illustrator), ( trans. Unknown with title Artturi, Roosa ja Keskiyon kissa ) Helsinki : Weilin and Goos , 1977 Z830203 1977 single work picture book children's (taught in 6 units)
— Appears in: The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book 1987; (p. 190-192) 'Rose and her Old English Sheepdog, John Brown, live contentedly together. They need only each other. When the midnight cat appears outside their home, John Brown refuses even to admit its existence. But he comes to realise that the cat is important to Rose and to allow it in the house, even though it makes him sad.' (From the publisher's website.)
6 1 y separately published work icon Peter's Pence : A Novel Jon Cleary , ( trans. Renne Nikupaavola with title Ryosto Vatikaanissa ) Espoo : Weilin and Goos , 1977 Z276436 1974 single work novel crime
9 y separately published work icon The Marvellous Mongolian James Aldridge , ( trans. Kaija Pakkanen with title Villihevonen ) Helsinki : Weilin and Goos , 1976 Z960631 1974 single work children's fiction children's To Baryut, Tachi is a marvellous stallion, roaming Mongolia. Kitty's favourite is Peep, her Shetland pony. Tachi is imported to the Welsh nature reserve on which Kitty lives, and Peep is to be Tachi's companion. Kitty is terribly worried in case Peep is hurt, and Baryut worries that Tachi cannot be contained in the Welsh hills. (Source: Bookseller's website)
15 3 y separately published work icon Harlequin : A Novel Morris West , ( trans. Matti Kannosto with title Terrorin vuosi : jannitysromaani ) Helsinki : Weilin and Goos , 1976 Z529800 1974 single work novel

'Paul Desmond admires his close friend George Harlequin for his impeccable European breeding. Head of a prestigious Swiss bank, Harlequin belongs to a vanishing class of gentlemen whose handshake is their bond.

'Then their gilded world is blown apart. A computer printout identifies the Harlequin et Cie bank as the target of a gigantic takeover. The mastermind is Basil Yanko, a ruthless financial genius whose instruments are fraud, blackmail and terror.

'As the conflict moves from Zurich to London, New York and Mexico, Harlequin must become a 'villain by necessity'. Can Desmond help his friend save his bank—and his family?'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
21 17 y separately published work icon The Salamander Morris West , ( trans. Antti Salomaa with title Peitenimi salamanteri : jannitysromaani ) Helsinki : Weilin and Goos , 1974 Z529698 1973 single work novel

'An Italian general is found dead in his apartment Next to his body is a small card inscribed with a salamander in a bed of flames. Is it suicide or murder?

Dante Matucci, a captain in the Italian secret service, begins an investigation that leads him into a maze of political violence and intrigue. He meets the general's former mistress, Lili Anders, and embarks on a dangerous affair with the beautiful one-time spy. Soon he is drawn into the net of the great Salamander himself, millionaire industrialist Bruno Manzini, who is pitting his wits against the elaborate machinery threatening Italy's government.

'In a game of high stakes, how much is Matucci prepared to pay to survive?'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017)
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