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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist.
London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
Editions of The Great Train Robbery
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394494012
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780804171281
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780440130994
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345390929
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345418999
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307816443
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780679448952
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780375418631
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist.
London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist.
London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Great Train Robbery?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Great Train Robbery?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Great Train Robbery?
Michael Crichton
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Great Train Robbery is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394494012) and paperback(ISBN 9780804171281) and paperback(ISBN 9780440130994) and paperback(ISBN 9780345390929) and paperback(ISBN 9780345418999) and ebook(ISBN 9780307816443) and audiobook(ISBN 9780679448952) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780375418631)
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