The Great Train Robbery
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text.
Set against the fog-laden streets and rigid social hierarchies of Victorian England, The Great Train Robbery is a masterfully crafted historical thriller that chronicles the audacious true-life heist of 1855, in which a cunning criminal mastermind orchestrates the theft of a gold shipment from a moving train. Michael Crichton constructs a suspenseful, intricately plotted narrative around Edward Pierce, a charming and ruthless thief who manipulates, seduces, and schemes his way toward pulling off what was considered an impossible crime. The novel presents the elaborate planning and execution of the robbery with meticulous period detail, immersing readers in the gaslit world of pickpockets, safecrackers, and Victorian underworld figures. Crichton's tone is both witty and propulsive, balancing sharp social commentary on class and propriety with the breathless pacing of a first-rate adventure story.
Author: Michael Crichton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Jonathan Cape
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text.
Set against the fog-laden streets and rigid social hierarchies of Victorian England, The Great Train Robbery is a masterfully crafted historical thriller that chronicles the audacious true-life heist of 1855, in which a cunning criminal mastermind orchestrates the theft of a gold shipment from a moving train. Michael Crichton constructs a suspenseful, intricately plotted narrative around Edward Pierce, a charming and ruthless thief who manipulates, seduces, and schemes his way toward pulling off what was considered an impossible crime. The novel presents the elaborate planning and execution of the robbery with meticulous period detail, immersing readers in the gaslit world of pickpockets, safecrackers, and Victorian underworld figures. Crichton's tone is both witty and propulsive, balancing sharp social commentary on class and propriety with the breathless pacing of a first-rate adventure story.