A Gun For Sale
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of British crime fiction, A Gun for Sale is a taut, morally complex thriller set in the shadowy world of hired killers and political conspiracy. The novel chronicles the story of Raven, a harelipped assassin who is double-crossed after carrying out a political murder that plunges Europe to the brink of war. Greene masterfully weaves together pursuit and paranoia as a dogged police detective and an unwitting young woman become entangled in Raven's desperate flight across a fog-bound English city. Written with Greene's signature blend of cynicism and compassion, the novel argues that violence and betrayal are not the province of individuals alone, but are embedded in the very structures of society and power. Dark, propulsive, and psychologically acute, it remains one of Greene's finest entertainments and a defining work of mid-twentieth-century noir.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of British crime fiction, A Gun for Sale is a taut, morally complex thriller set in the shadowy world of hired killers and political conspiracy. The novel chronicles the story of Raven, a harelipped assassin who is double-crossed after carrying out a political murder that plunges Europe to the brink of war. Greene masterfully weaves together pursuit and paranoia as a dogged police detective and an unwitting young woman become entangled in Raven's desperate flight across a fog-bound English city. Written with Greene's signature blend of cynicism and compassion, the novel argues that violence and betrayal are not the province of individuals alone, but are embedded in the very structures of society and power. Dark, propulsive, and psychologically acute, it remains one of Greene's finest entertainments and a defining work of mid-twentieth-century noir.