Items related to When I Grow Rich
Winner of the 1962 Gold Dagger Award - British Crime Writers' Association Nuri bey is a Turkish philosopher and scholar who lives for his books. An innocent and dreamy man, he yearns to go to Oxford, but with his relatively poor background it's a dream that may never be realised without the help of his wealthy mentor, Madame Miasma. When she asks him to deliver a parcel to a friend of hers at the airport, Nuri bey obliges, and events bring him in touch with a side of life that is dark and dangerous. A security guard is shot, and Nuri bey flees the scene, because the last thing this philosopher wants is to be involved with a nefarious crime in a country where convicted murderers are hanged in public...
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Winner of the Gold Dagger Award, 1962 --British Crime Writers' Association
From the Publisher:
Set in Istanbul, this thrilling tale conveys the mystery and magnetism of
the old Imperial City at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
the old Imperial City at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0006131417
- ISBN 13 9780006131410
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
- Rating
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantIf you know the book but cannot find it on AbeBooks, we can automatically search for it on your behalf as new inventory is added. If it is added to AbeBooks by one of our member booksellers, we will notify you!
Create a Want