Freebooty

Freebooty

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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 ed.

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing

On the fog-laced waterways of a world where greed and desperation collide, Freebooty plunges readers into a taut tale of maritime suspense, as protagonist navigates a treacherous criminal underworld where nothing — and no one — is quite what it seems. Jack Foxx crafts a relentlessly paced narrative that keeps the tension coiled tight from the opening chapter to the final, shocking revelation, delivering all the hallmarks of a classic mid-century American thriller. Foxx, a pseudonym for prolific author Bill Pronzini, brings his signature hard-boiled sensibility to Freebooty, layering sharp, economical prose with richly atmospheric detail that rewards attentive readers. Published by the venerable Bobbs-Merrill Company, the novel stands as a testament to the golden age of American suspense fiction, invoking comparisons to the genre's finest craftsmen. For those who savour mysteries that operate on both the surface level of plot and the deeper currents of human ambition and betrayal, this is one voyage you will not want to miss.

Author: Jack Foxx
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
Genre: Thriller

Description

Edition: First ed.

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing

On the fog-laced waterways of a world where greed and desperation collide, Freebooty plunges readers into a taut tale of maritime suspense, as protagonist navigates a treacherous criminal underworld where nothing — and no one — is quite what it seems. Jack Foxx crafts a relentlessly paced narrative that keeps the tension coiled tight from the opening chapter to the final, shocking revelation, delivering all the hallmarks of a classic mid-century American thriller. Foxx, a pseudonym for prolific author Bill Pronzini, brings his signature hard-boiled sensibility to Freebooty, layering sharp, economical prose with richly atmospheric detail that rewards attentive readers. Published by the venerable Bobbs-Merrill Company, the novel stands as a testament to the golden age of American suspense fiction, invoking comparisons to the genre's finest craftsmen. For those who savour mysteries that operate on both the surface level of plot and the deeper currents of human ambition and betrayal, this is one voyage you will not want to miss.