The Great Train Robbery
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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 a gold shipment from a moving train in 1855. Michael Crichton constructs a cat-and-mouse narrative with surgical precision, following the charming and cunning criminal mastermind Edward Pierce as he orchestrates an elaborate scheme requiring months of meticulous planning, seduction, and deception. The novel presents the caper with a wry, almost playful tone, inviting readers to root for the thief even as the net of Victorian law enforcement tightens around him. Crichton illustrates the era with rich, immersive detail — from the gaslit underworld of London's criminal class to the thundering iron machinery of the railways — grounding the suspense in a world that feels utterly authentic. A page-turning blend of history and high-stakes adventure, it stands as one of the finest heist stories ever written.
Author: Michael Crichton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Jonathan Cape
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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 a gold shipment from a moving train in 1855. Michael Crichton constructs a cat-and-mouse narrative with surgical precision, following the charming and cunning criminal mastermind Edward Pierce as he orchestrates an elaborate scheme requiring months of meticulous planning, seduction, and deception. The novel presents the caper with a wry, almost playful tone, inviting readers to root for the thief even as the net of Victorian law enforcement tightens around him. Crichton illustrates the era with rich, immersive detail — from the gaslit underworld of London's criminal class to the thundering iron machinery of the railways — grounding the suspense in a world that feels utterly authentic. A page-turning blend of history and high-stakes adventure, it stands as one of the finest heist stories ever written.