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This man is dangerous

Peter Cheyney

1966 · EN

Mr Cheyney has transported to England not only the American 'mobsters', but also their brilliantly witty and lightning repartee. With his obvious gift for characterisation we are presented with a story that surpasses the thrilling pace, convincing realism and entertainment value of such films as *The Thin Man* and *The Big Sleep*. This Man Is Dangerous is the story of organised gangsters operating the kidnapping or 'snatch' racket; the laying of a plot, worked out to the minutest detail, to 'snatch' the daughter of an American millionaire while she is in England; a plot that must not only account for the actual luring of the victim into the snare and the collecting of the ransom money, but must forbid interference from the English police and 'muscling-in' by rival gangs.

Editions · 5

Paperback
1974 · Collins
EN
9780002458085
Paperback
2012 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited
EN
9781471901386
Paperback
2013 · Orion Publishing Group, Limited
EN
9781471901393
Paperback
2022 · Dean Street Press
EN
9781914150852
Paperback
Visão
208 pp · EN
9789726117063

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