The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope - Couverture souple

Grafton, C.W.

 
9781464212987: The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope
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ISBN 10 : 1464212988 ISBN 13 : 9781464212987
Editeur : Poisoned Pen Press, 2020

Synopsis

"Grafton's novel is not simply a historical curio, but a genuinely offbeat and entertaining suspense story."―The Washington Post
The second book in the Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress. In this exquisite piece of hard-boiled crime fiction, is this lawyer digging his way to the truth, or digging his own grave?
A timeless and propulsive story, The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope is:For fans of historical crime mysteries and crime classicsFor readers who love the works of Sue GraftonShort, chubby, and awkward with members of the opposite sex, Gil Henry is the youngest partner in a small law firm, not a hard-boiled sleuth. So when an attractive young woman named Ruth McClure walks into his office and asks him to investigate the value of the stock she inherited from her father, he thinks nothing of it―until someone makes an attempt on his life.
Soon Gil is inadvertently embroiled in a classic American scandal, subterfuge, and murder. He's beaten, shot, and stabbed, as his colleagues and enemies try to stop him from seeing the case through to the end. Surrounded by adversaries, he teams up with Ruth and her secretive brother to find answers to the questions someone desperately wants to keep him from asking.
In this portrait of America on the eve of America's entry into World War II, C.W. Grafton―himself a lawyer and the father of prolific mystery writer Sue Grafton―pens an award-winning historical crime fiction that combines humor and the hard-boiled style and will keep readers guessing until its thrilling conclusion.

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À propos de l?auteur

C.W. GRAFTON (1909-1982) was an American crime novelist and municipal bond attorney. He was the father of acclaimed mystery novelist Sue Grafton.

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Éditeur
Poisoned Pen Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1464212988
ISBN 13 
9781464212987
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Éditeur
Klinger Leslie S.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780060806392: The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0060806397 ISBN 13 :  9780060806392
Editeur : HarperCollins, 1983
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