The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
0553024248
9780553024241
Paperback, 300pp, Fiction
Bantam, 1976
Condition: used, good condition with edgewear, light tanning of the covers due to aging, a small stain on the front cover and one on the back. There is light spine creasing, a crease along the spine on the front cover, and some light scuffing/scratching on the covers. The pages are clean and tight. The front cover folds out. The picture is a scan of the actual book you will receive.
Synopsis:
England, 1855. The days of Queen Victoria. Once a month a train roars toward the Channel laden with a fantastic shipment of gold. The train is guarded. The two safes are invulnerable...Yet Edward Pierce, a handsome, redbearded rogue, will have his way. In his plan he will choose one companion, a beautiful and dangerous woman. He will commit one of the most shocking crimes of the century...