The Big Squeeze

The Big Squeeze

$15.00 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Tullamarine warehouse

Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Mark Corrigan
Binding: Hardback
Published: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1955

Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Front flap of the dust jacket is detached from the main body.

A hard-boiled crime novel set in post-war London, The Big Squeeze presents a gritty tale of corruption, blackmail, and moral decay in the city’s underbelly. Mark Corrigan constructs a tense narrative around a private investigator who uncovers a web of extortion targeting vulnerable businessmen, revealing the ruthless tactics of a criminal syndicate operating behind respectable façades. The novel chronicles the investigator’s descent into a world where loyalty is bought, justice is compromised, and survival demands compromise. Corrigan illustrates the psychological toll of navigating a society where power is wielded through fear and manipulation.

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Description

Author: Mark Corrigan
Binding: Hardback
Published: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1955

Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Front flap of the dust jacket is detached from the main body.

A hard-boiled crime novel set in post-war London, The Big Squeeze presents a gritty tale of corruption, blackmail, and moral decay in the city’s underbelly. Mark Corrigan constructs a tense narrative around a private investigator who uncovers a web of extortion targeting vulnerable businessmen, revealing the ruthless tactics of a criminal syndicate operating behind respectable façades. The novel chronicles the investigator’s descent into a world where loyalty is bought, justice is compromised, and survival demands compromise. Corrigan illustrates the psychological toll of navigating a society where power is wielded through fear and manipulation.