About the book
Rollo Martins' usual line is the writing of cheap paperback Westerns under the name of Buck Dexter. But when his old friend Harry Lime invites him to Vienna, he jumps at the chance. With exactly five pounds in his pocket, he arrives only just in time to make it to his friend's funeral. The victim of an apparently banal street accident, the late Mr. Lime, it seems, had been the focus of a criminal investigation, suspected of nothing less than being \"the worst racketeer who ever made a dirty living in this city.\" Martins is determined to clear his friend's name, and begins an investigation of his own...
Editions of The Third Man
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670700837
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140286823
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Rollo Martins' usual line is the writing of cheap paperback Westerns under the name of Buck Dexter. But when his old friend Harry Lime invites him to Vienna, he jumps at the chance. With exactly five pounds in his pocket, he arrives only just in time to make it to his friend's funeral. The victim of an apparently banal street accident, the late Mr. Lime, it seems, had been the focus of a criminal investigation, suspected of nothing less than being \"the worst racketeer who ever made a dirty living in this city.\" Martins is determined to clear his friend's name, and begins an investigation of his own...
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Rollo Martins' usual line is the writing of cheap paperback Westerns under the name of Buck Dexter. But when his old friend Harry Lime invites him to Vienna, he jumps at the chance. With exactly five pounds in his pocket, he arrives only just in time to make it to his friend's funeral. The victim of an apparently banal street accident, the late Mr. Lime, it seems, had been the focus of a criminal investigation, suspected of nothing less than being \"the worst racketeer who ever made a dirty living in this city.\" Martins is determined to clear his friend's name, and begins an investigation of his own...
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Third Man?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The Third Man?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670700837
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Third Man?
Graham Greene
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Third Man is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670700837) and paperback(ISBN 9780140286823)
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