Items related to Venus with Pistol
Lean and literate suspense' Guardian
It seemed like money for old rope. All Kemp had to do was arrange the smooth passage of a Cezanne across the border to Switzerland, and anything was preferable to London in January.
But on awaking in a Zurich park with a bump the size of a burial mound on his head, minus the priceless work he'd been carrying, he reckons he may have underestimated the situation. Running into Harry Burroughs at the airport the next day can't be a coincidence, as Burroughs is a fine art dealer, and an even finer crook. If he is mixed up in all this, Kemp knows that from now on he will have to earn his money the hard way.
It seemed like money for old rope. All Kemp had to do was arrange the smooth passage of a Cezanne across the border to Switzerland, and anything was preferable to London in January.
But on awaking in a Zurich park with a bump the size of a burial mound on his head, minus the priceless work he'd been carrying, he reckons he may have underestimated the situation. Running into Harry Burroughs at the airport the next day can't be a coincidence, as Burroughs is a fine art dealer, and an even finer crook. If he is mixed up in all this, Kemp knows that from now on he will have to earn his money the hard way.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Product Description:
hard to find
Review:
'Venus With Pistol' belongs on the same shelf with Mr. Lyall's earlier success, 'Midnight Plus One'. There is the same breeziness, the same sure command of action sequences and the same gift of phrase-making. (The New York Times)
Lean and literate suspense (Guardian)
Very lively and appropriately picturesque (The Kirkus Review)
Assault, gunfire and murder mark the art find of the century, 'Venus with Pistol', worth 2,500,000 if genuine. (The New York Times 1969-10-26)
Lean and literate suspense (Guardian)
Very lively and appropriately picturesque (The Kirkus Review)
Assault, gunfire and murder mark the art find of the century, 'Venus with Pistol', worth 2,500,000 if genuine. (The New York Times 1969-10-26)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBloomsbury Reader
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1448200563
- ISBN 13 9781448200566
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages306
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Venus with Pistol
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
(2012)
ISBN 10: 1448200563
ISBN 13: 9781448200566
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 45345130-20
Buy Used
£ 4.23
Convert currency