"A nineteenth-century version of THE STING...Crichton fascinates us." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive.... From the Paperback edition.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author: Crichton, Michael
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780394494012
Details:
Author: Crichton, Michael
Brand: Knopf
Edition: 1
Features:
- FICTION Adventure
- Train Robberies
- Victorian England in 1855
- Master Criminals of the 19th Century
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 266
Release Date: 12-05-1975
Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780394494012
