Shadows in the Smoke
定價：523 元
NT $ 523
- 作者：Broadbent，Tony
- 出版社：Baker & Taylor Books
- 出版日期：2012-10-09
- 語言：英文
- ISBN10：1849821569
- ISBN13：9781849821568
- 裝訂：平裝 / 14.6 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm / 普通級
It is 1949. London has endured the war but is plagued by hardship. "The Smoke" remains tarnished with shattered, abandoned buildings and bombsites. It is a world fueled by coal and driven by
steam. Soap is still on ration; fresh meat of any kind is as well. Butter on the black market costs thirty shillings a pound. Life's little luxuries-be it bed sheets or pantyhose or tins of
peaches-have the scarcity value of the Crown Jewels. It's the perfect backdrop for Jethro��onest Cockney cat burglar, jewelry thief extraordinaire, womanizer, and rogue��o redistribute the
wealth of the upper classes.
The day after thieving jewels from a mansion, headlines scream that the very man Jethro robbed was found dead after falling from the balcony of his home. It's deemed a homicide when the jewels are discovered missing, and Jethro sets off on a search through London's dark underworld to find out who is trying to frame him. Driven by a caustic, unforgettable voice, Shadows in the Smoke is a wonderfully entertaining and evocative read that touches upon police corruption at the very highest levels and the politics of London.
The day after thieving jewels from a mansion, headlines scream that the very man Jethro robbed was found dead after falling from the balcony of his home. It's deemed a homicide when the jewels are discovered missing, and Jethro sets off on a search through London's dark underworld to find out who is trying to frame him. Driven by a caustic, unforgettable voice, Shadows in the Smoke is a wonderfully entertaining and evocative read that touches upon police corruption at the very highest levels and the politics of London.
