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Synopsis
"The small man standing on the narrow ledge stared fixedly forward with eyes made wide and blank by terror." At 2pm on a Monday in 1966, Ned Balfour wakes in Corsica beside a beautiful woman. In the same instant, back in London, fellow art dealer and Dachau survivor Sam Weiss falls ten stories to his death. Ned refuses to believe that Sam's death was intentional, and his investigation thrusts him into the deceit and fraudulence of the art world, where he unmasks more than one respectable face. First published in 1967, this thrilling tale of vertigo, suspicion and infidelity is a long-forgotten classic with an intriguing plot twist.
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About the Author
George Sims (1923-1999) was an antiquarian bookseller and unorthodox writer who wrote highly popular thrillers with cleverly woven narratives.
Review
"First published in 1967, this entry in the British Library Classic Thrillers series does a splendid job of evoking London in the mid-'60s, both swinging and decidedly criminal...Sims (1923-1999) takes the reader on a journey to a long-gone world where entire streets of London were devoted to the trade of rare books - items valuable enough to attract the most nefarious of mobsters. Sims captures the mood of these places with an insider's knowledge, while keeping the brief novel moving with a plot that travels all over London, a city at both the end and beginning of an era." (Publishers Weekly)
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 014003238X
- ISBN 13 9780140032383
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003375078
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New Ed edition. Condition: vg++. vg++ to fine 1st Penguin 1971 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 112939
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Seller: Jeff 'n' Joys Quality Books, Redcar, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a first printing of the Penguin edition which is in good condition for its age. The title was first published by Gollancz in 1967. Although tanned, the book remains eminently readable and is tightly bound in lightly creased, complete covers which are rather grubby and yellowed. Numerous chips to the spine. SYNOPSIS: "Had Sammy, on the towering ledge, been tempted by death. the last best friend? Sam Weiss, former inmate of Dachau, London connoisseur and dealer, had suffered from vertigo. But could that account for his crashing from the tenth storey of a Paddington block? Ned Balfour must know the truth. Sophisticated, more used to handling manuscripts and autograph letters than lantern-jawed thugs, Ned is obliged to unmask several respectable faces as he pushes his way into a world of art where force counts more than finesse. Until he too measures up to the last best friend." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Seller Inventory # 10569
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