The Crust On Its Uppers
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: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.
A sharp and witty crime novel set in the seedy underworld of 1950s London, The Crust on Its Uppers chronicles the misadventures of a young man from a respectable background who finds himself drawn into the city's criminal fringe — rubbing shoulders with thieves, con artists, and small-time gangsters. Robin Cook (writing under this early pseudonym, not to be confused with the American thriller writer) presents the story in an authentic, slang-heavy vernacular that captures the voice and texture of London's street culture with remarkable precision. The tone is darkly comic yet unsentimental, illustrating the thin line between survival and moral compromise in a world where everyone is working an angle. Regarded as a cult classic of British noir, the novel uncovers a vivid and largely forgotten social landscape, rendered with the insider knowledge and sardonic wit of an author who clearly knew his territory well.
Author: Robin Cook
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, New Authors Limited / Hutchinson of London
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.
A sharp and witty crime novel set in the seedy underworld of 1950s London, The Crust on Its Uppers chronicles the misadventures of a young man from a respectable background who finds himself drawn into the city's criminal fringe — rubbing shoulders with thieves, con artists, and small-time gangsters. Robin Cook (writing under this early pseudonym, not to be confused with the American thriller writer) presents the story in an authentic, slang-heavy vernacular that captures the voice and texture of London's street culture with remarkable precision. The tone is darkly comic yet unsentimental, illustrating the thin line between survival and moral compromise in a world where everyone is working an angle. Regarded as a cult classic of British noir, the novel uncovers a vivid and largely forgotten social landscape, rendered with the insider knowledge and sardonic wit of an author who clearly knew his territory well.