Sleep Is For The Rich
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A sharp and atmospheric crime novel, Sleep Is for the Rich chronicles the exploits of John Raven, Donald Mackenzie's signature anti-hero — a roguish, morally ambiguous former Mountie navigating the shadowy underworld of London's criminal elite. Mackenzie crafts a world of con artists, gamblers, and opportunists with a cool, sardonic wit that keeps the tension coiled beneath every exchange. The narrative uncovers a web of deception and greed as Raven finds himself entangled in a scheme where loyalty is a luxury and betrayal is the currency of survival. Written with the lean, punchy prose that made Mackenzie a celebrated figure in British crime fiction, the story illustrates how thin the line truly is between the law and those who live outside it.
Author: Donald Mackenzie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Macmillan
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A sharp and atmospheric crime novel, Sleep Is for the Rich chronicles the exploits of John Raven, Donald Mackenzie's signature anti-hero — a roguish, morally ambiguous former Mountie navigating the shadowy underworld of London's criminal elite. Mackenzie crafts a world of con artists, gamblers, and opportunists with a cool, sardonic wit that keeps the tension coiled beneath every exchange. The narrative uncovers a web of deception and greed as Raven finds himself entangled in a scheme where loyalty is a luxury and betrayal is the currency of survival. Written with the lean, punchy prose that made Mackenzie a celebrated figure in British crime fiction, the story illustrates how thin the line truly is between the law and those who live outside it.