The Prospect's Dead
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed stated.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A taut British crime thriller, The Prospect's Dead follows the world of sales and commerce as its unlikely backdrop for murder and intrigue, penned by Alfred Tack — himself a renowned sales trainer and author who brought rare authenticity to his fiction. The novel chronicles a gripping investigation in which the death of a business prospect sets off a chain of suspense, deception, and motive among a cast of characters drawn from the cutthroat world of commerce. Tack masterfully illustrates how professional ambition and personal desperation can converge into something far more sinister, lending the story a sharp, knowing edge that distinguishes it from conventional whodunits. The narrative moves with brisk, confident pacing, keeping readers guessing as hidden agendas and buried secrets are steadily uncovered. Fans of mid-twentieth-century British crime fiction will find in this novel a clever, atmospheric mystery that rewards close attention.
Author: Alfred Tack
Format: Hardback
Published: 1948, Herbert Jenkins Limited
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st ed stated.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A taut British crime thriller, The Prospect's Dead follows the world of sales and commerce as its unlikely backdrop for murder and intrigue, penned by Alfred Tack — himself a renowned sales trainer and author who brought rare authenticity to his fiction. The novel chronicles a gripping investigation in which the death of a business prospect sets off a chain of suspense, deception, and motive among a cast of characters drawn from the cutthroat world of commerce. Tack masterfully illustrates how professional ambition and personal desperation can converge into something far more sinister, lending the story a sharp, knowing edge that distinguishes it from conventional whodunits. The narrative moves with brisk, confident pacing, keeping readers guessing as hidden agendas and buried secrets are steadily uncovered. Fans of mid-twentieth-century British crime fiction will find in this novel a clever, atmospheric mystery that rewards close attention.