The Man In Charge
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:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Power, ambition, and moral compromise collide in Richard Jessup's The Man in Charge, a taut mid-century American novel that places its protagonist at the volatile intersection of authority and corruption. A commanding figure navigates a world of shadowy rivals and dangerous alliances, where being the man at the top means constantly watching your back — and deciding just how far you're willing to go to stay there. Jessup, best known for his gripping crime narrative The Cincinnati Kid, brings the same hard-boiled precision and psychological acuity to this work, crafting characters who feel genuinely weathered by life's moral ambiguities. His prose is spare yet loaded with tension, drawing readers into a milieu where power is intoxicating and trust is a luxury no one can afford. The Man in Charge stands as a compelling entry in the tradition of mid-20th-century American noir fiction — and a reminder that the higher you climb, the more dangerous the fall.
Author: Richard Jessup
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Power, ambition, and moral compromise collide in Richard Jessup's The Man in Charge, a taut mid-century American novel that places its protagonist at the volatile intersection of authority and corruption. A commanding figure navigates a world of shadowy rivals and dangerous alliances, where being the man at the top means constantly watching your back — and deciding just how far you're willing to go to stay there. Jessup, best known for his gripping crime narrative The Cincinnati Kid, brings the same hard-boiled precision and psychological acuity to this work, crafting characters who feel genuinely weathered by life's moral ambiguities. His prose is spare yet loaded with tension, drawing readers into a milieu where power is intoxicating and trust is a luxury no one can afford. The Man in Charge stands as a compelling entry in the tradition of mid-20th-century American noir fiction — and a reminder that the higher you climb, the more dangerous the fall.