The Destruction Man
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.
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Chipping and scuffing to DJ.
In a world where violence is a profession and loyalty is a liability, The Destruction Man plunges the reader into a taut, high-stakes thriller where the protagonist is a lethal operative navigating a shadowy landscape of assassination, espionage, and moral ambiguity. Charles West crafts a razor-edged narrative centred on a man defined by his deadly craft, set against a backdrop of Cold War-era tension and international intrigue, where every mission could be his last and every ally a potential enemy. West's writing is precise and unrelenting, mirroring the calculated efficiency of his protagonist, with a prose style that keeps the tension coiled tight from the opening page to the final, chilling resolution. The novel sits firmly within the tradition of British action-thriller writing — lean, purposeful, and atmospheric — evoking comparisons to the grittier end of the espionage genre. For readers who prefer their thrills without sentiment and their heroes morally complex, The Destruction Man poses a question that lingers long after the last page: what does it cost a man to become the perfect instrument of destruction?
Author: Charles West
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Robert Hale & Company
Genre: Thriller
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Chipping and scuffing to DJ.
In a world where violence is a profession and loyalty is a liability, The Destruction Man plunges the reader into a taut, high-stakes thriller where the protagonist is a lethal operative navigating a shadowy landscape of assassination, espionage, and moral ambiguity. Charles West crafts a razor-edged narrative centred on a man defined by his deadly craft, set against a backdrop of Cold War-era tension and international intrigue, where every mission could be his last and every ally a potential enemy. West's writing is precise and unrelenting, mirroring the calculated efficiency of his protagonist, with a prose style that keeps the tension coiled tight from the opening page to the final, chilling resolution. The novel sits firmly within the tradition of British action-thriller writing — lean, purposeful, and atmospheric — evoking comparisons to the grittier end of the espionage genre. For readers who prefer their thrills without sentiment and their heroes morally complex, The Destruction Man poses a question that lingers long after the last page: what does it cost a man to become the perfect instrument of destruction?