Try Anything Once
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: Good
Condition remarks: Minor chipping and yellowing to DJ.
In the murky world where danger lurks behind every shadow, Try Anything Once thrusts its protagonist into a web of intrigue, risk, and relentless action that keeps the reader gripped from the opening page. Jacques Pendower, the prolific British author renowned for his fast-paced thrillers, crafts a tale steeped in atmospheric tension, following a resourceful hero who operates on instinct and nerve in a landscape where one wrong move could prove fatal. The narrative charges forward with the momentum of a man who has nothing to lose and everything to prove, navigating treacherous alliances and shadowy adversaries with cool-headed determination. Pendower, a master of mid-20th-century British adventure fiction, wrote dozens of novels under this and several pen names, consistently delivering tightly plotted, no-nonsense thrillers that earned him a loyal readership. His prose is lean and purposeful, stripping away any excess to place the reader directly inside the action, with a tone that balances gritty realism with the irresistible pull of old-school adventure. For fans of classic British thriller writing in the tradition of Hammond Innes or Alistair MacLean, this is a compelling page-turner that leaves you wondering — just how far would you go if you were willing to try anything once?
Author: Jacques Pendower
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Robert Hale Limited
Genre: Thriller
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor chipping and yellowing to DJ.
In the murky world where danger lurks behind every shadow, Try Anything Once thrusts its protagonist into a web of intrigue, risk, and relentless action that keeps the reader gripped from the opening page. Jacques Pendower, the prolific British author renowned for his fast-paced thrillers, crafts a tale steeped in atmospheric tension, following a resourceful hero who operates on instinct and nerve in a landscape where one wrong move could prove fatal. The narrative charges forward with the momentum of a man who has nothing to lose and everything to prove, navigating treacherous alliances and shadowy adversaries with cool-headed determination. Pendower, a master of mid-20th-century British adventure fiction, wrote dozens of novels under this and several pen names, consistently delivering tightly plotted, no-nonsense thrillers that earned him a loyal readership. His prose is lean and purposeful, stripping away any excess to place the reader directly inside the action, with a tone that balances gritty realism with the irresistible pull of old-school adventure. For fans of classic British thriller writing in the tradition of Hammond Innes or Alistair MacLean, this is a compelling page-turner that leaves you wondering — just how far would you go if you were willing to try anything once?