The Odds On Death
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: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
When death is no accident, someone must be willing to bet their life on the truth — and in The Odds on Death, Charles Drummond stacks the deck with ruthless precision. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of mid-century Britain, this tightly wound crime novel chronicles a world where murder hides behind a façade of respectability, and the line between predator and prey is drawn in shadow. Drummond constructs a web of suspense with the cool, methodical hand of a seasoned craftsman, delivering a plot that twists and tightens with every chapter. A pen name for the prolific Scottish writer Arthur Norris, Drummond was celebrated for his ability to render the procedural mechanics of crime fiction with an almost surgical authenticity, grounded in vivid characterisation and atmospheric tension. Published by the distinguished Victor Gollancz Ltd — a house synonymous with the golden age of British crime — The Odds on Death stands as a compelling entry in a genre that rewards patience and punishes complacency. For readers who believe the devil is always in the details, this is a novel that will keep you second-guessing until the very last hand is played.
Author: Charles Drummond
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
When death is no accident, someone must be willing to bet their life on the truth — and in The Odds on Death, Charles Drummond stacks the deck with ruthless precision. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of mid-century Britain, this tightly wound crime novel chronicles a world where murder hides behind a façade of respectability, and the line between predator and prey is drawn in shadow. Drummond constructs a web of suspense with the cool, methodical hand of a seasoned craftsman, delivering a plot that twists and tightens with every chapter. A pen name for the prolific Scottish writer Arthur Norris, Drummond was celebrated for his ability to render the procedural mechanics of crime fiction with an almost surgical authenticity, grounded in vivid characterisation and atmospheric tension. Published by the distinguished Victor Gollancz Ltd — a house synonymous with the golden age of British crime — The Odds on Death stands as a compelling entry in a genre that rewards patience and punishes complacency. For readers who believe the devil is always in the details, this is a novel that will keep you second-guessing until the very last hand is played.