Captain Cut-Throat
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.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage, edge wear visible; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of Napoleon's Grand Army poised to invade England, Captain Cut-Throat is a masterwork of historical mystery and espionage from the master of the locked-room puzzle. John Dickson Carr chronicles the hunt for a shadowy killer who stalks and silently murders sentries in the French encampment at Boulogne, a crime so baffling it threatens the morale of an entire invasion force. American adventurer Ned Lanley is thrust into the intrigue, tasked by both French and British intelligence to uncover the identity of the phantom assassin known as Captain Cut-Throat. Carr weaves a tightly plotted, atmospheric thriller that crackles with period detail, romantic tension, and the ever-present danger of double-cross and betrayal. Suspenseful and richly imagined, the novel stands as one of the author's finest achievements in blending historical adventure with classic detective fiction.
Author: John Dickson Carr
Format: Hardback
Published: 1955, Hamish Hamilton, London
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage, edge wear visible; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of Napoleon's Grand Army poised to invade England, Captain Cut-Throat is a masterwork of historical mystery and espionage from the master of the locked-room puzzle. John Dickson Carr chronicles the hunt for a shadowy killer who stalks and silently murders sentries in the French encampment at Boulogne, a crime so baffling it threatens the morale of an entire invasion force. American adventurer Ned Lanley is thrust into the intrigue, tasked by both French and British intelligence to uncover the identity of the phantom assassin known as Captain Cut-Throat. Carr weaves a tightly plotted, atmospheric thriller that crackles with period detail, romantic tension, and the ever-present danger of double-cross and betrayal. Suspenseful and richly imagined, the novel stands as one of the author's finest achievements in blending historical adventure with classic detective fiction.