The Great Train Robbery
Language: English
Brigands and robbers Crichton England Fiction Fiction - Historical General Historical Historical - General Historical Fiction Literary London (England) - Social life and customs - 19th century Michael - Prose & Criticism Political Suspense Suspense Fiction Train robberies
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Oct 9, 2008
Description:
SUMMARY: Lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side in Victorian London—and Edward Pierce easily navigates both worlds. Rich, handsome, and ingenious, he charms the city's most prominent citizens even as he plots the crime of his century, the daring theft of a fortune in gold. But even Pierce could not predict the consequences of an extraordinary robbery that targets the pride of England's industrial era: the mighty steam locomotive. Based on remarkable fact, and alive with the gripping suspense, surprise, and authenticity that are his trademarks, Michael Crichton's classic adventure is a breathtaking thrill-ride that races along tracks of steel at breakneck speed.