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Paul Henderson is a big time jewel thief on a run of bad luck. He has a seven-year-old daughter to support, so when he's offered a partnership in the biggest heist of all time he decides to try to take the baubles and run.
He reaches Switzerland, where the crime is to take place, and wangles an invitation to a gala only to be confronted by a double threat, a double cross and a kidnapping. And all this is before the night of the burglary arrives . . .
'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
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'Donald MacKenzie is a born storyteller' Guardian
About the Author
Donald MacKenzie (1908-1994) was born in Ontario, Canada, and educated in England, Canada and Switzerland. For twenty-five years MacKenzie lived by crime in many countries. 'I went to jail,' he wrote, 'if not with depressing regularity, too often for my liking.' His last sentences were five years in the United States and three years in England, running consecutively. He began writing and selling stories when in American jail. 'I try to do exactly as I like as often as possible and I don't think I'm either psychopathic, a wayward boy, a problem of our time, a charming rogue. Or ever was.'
He had a wife, Estrela, and a daughter, and they divided their time between England, Portugal, Spain and Austria.
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0333128354
- ISBN 13 9780333128350
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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Sleep is for the Rich
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Paul Henderson is a professional criminal. He has two particular distinctions: he has only been to prison once; and he has the sole charge and custody of his daughter, aged seven, after a brief and disastrous marraige. Sophie and Paul are friends, each dependent on the other, which is a slight handicap to Paul in his profession. 221 pp. Seller Inventory # 035982
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