Bitter Rubies
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
When a British Military Intelligence officer is dispatched to post-war Vienna to investigate the affairs of a shady ERKA company, he stumbles into a lethal web of deception, buried secrets, and cold-blooded murder — a world where trust is a luxury no one can afford. Bitter Rubies is a taut, atmospheric crime thriller set against the shadowy backdrop of a city still scarred by conflict, where Gerald Moore must navigate a treacherous cast of suspects to uncover a killer hiding in plain sight. Joan Storm crafts a story steeped in the moral ambiguity and paranoia that defined post-war European fiction, channelling the spirit of Graham Greene's Vienna-set masterworks. The novel moves with the precision of a well-oiled intelligence operation, its pacing disciplined and its revelations carefully measured, building to a conclusion that rewards the most attentive reader. For those who savour intrigue layered with atmosphere and period authenticity, Bitter Rubies remains a compelling, if lesser-known, gem of mid-century British crime writing.
Author: Joan Storm
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, Hammond, Hammond & Co., Ltd.
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
When a British Military Intelligence officer is dispatched to post-war Vienna to investigate the affairs of a shady ERKA company, he stumbles into a lethal web of deception, buried secrets, and cold-blooded murder — a world where trust is a luxury no one can afford. Bitter Rubies is a taut, atmospheric crime thriller set against the shadowy backdrop of a city still scarred by conflict, where Gerald Moore must navigate a treacherous cast of suspects to uncover a killer hiding in plain sight. Joan Storm crafts a story steeped in the moral ambiguity and paranoia that defined post-war European fiction, channelling the spirit of Graham Greene's Vienna-set masterworks. The novel moves with the precision of a well-oiled intelligence operation, its pacing disciplined and its revelations carefully measured, building to a conclusion that rewards the most attentive reader. For those who savour intrigue layered with atmosphere and period authenticity, Bitter Rubies remains a compelling, if lesser-known, gem of mid-century British crime writing.