Deceivers by John Masters (123 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, off-white pages. Book has crease on back cover and wear on the edges that is difficult to see in the scans. Book has modest date stamp inside front cover. Book has that feel of a never-been-read book. John Masters returns to India and the year 1825, when the worshippers of Kali, the Goddess of Death - roamed the countryside preying on travelers, and a lone Englishman waded deep into the bloodshed and horror. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Deceivers by John Masters. The Viking Press, New York, 1952. First American Edition. Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition: Book: Good; Original green cloth boards with black spine and cover lettering. Binding remains sound and intact, with no loose pages. Moderate overall wear consistent with age and library use: rubbing and fraying at spine ends and corners, surface wear to cloth, and noticeable bumping at the lower spine corner with small material loss. Interior pages show heavy age-toning throughout, with scattered staining and discoloration. Library markings present, including institutional stamps on endpapers ("Wildwood Civic Library, Village Mills, Texas") and residue from removed library pocket. No writing in text beyond library marks. Dust Jacket: None (see photos) Printing identification note: This edition is identified as the first U.S. edition by publisher, date, and format; Viking Press did not use number lines at this time. Set in British-ruled India, The Deceivers is a dramatic historical novel centered on the colonial administration's battle against the Thuggee cult, a secretive network of ritual murderers. Drawing on John Masters' deep knowledge of India and the British Raj, the novel explores loyalty, moral compromise, and the uneasy intersections of power, belief, and justice in a rapidly changing imperial world.

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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. clean, tight, and square, no spine crease, no tears, a few very light spider creases along the spine, corner tips are very gently bumped, covers are rubbed and yellowed, text is clean and unmarked, pages and inside covers are yellowed, page edges are orange-tipped.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Main. In 1825 William Savage is an official in the East India Company, committed to the people of his remote district and British rule in India. During the course of his duties he witnesses a double murder and stumbles upon the society of the thuggee, a secret cult that has flourished in India for 200 years and murdered over a million people. When Savage discovers a mass grave, including the body of a recently killed British officer, his investigation leads him to infiltrate, while disguised, the cult. He learns their secrets but finds himself drawn to the ecstasy of ritual killing. Can his sense of honour prevail, can he destroy the thuggees?

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. NY: Ballantine Books, Inc., August 1966 - 1st Ballantine printing - Very Good vintage paperback - 7" tall - tinted edges tanning with 2 tiny turndowns towards rear, tiny edge nicks, otherwise bright, tight, unmarked - glossary - 286 pages. Novel: India 1825; the Thuggee cult is terrorizing travelers until Captain William Savage infiltrates a cell and brings them to a strange justice. A prequel to John Master's Nightrunners of Bengal.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1825 William Savage is an official in the East India Company, committed to the people of his remote district and British rule in India. During the course of his duties he witnesses a double murder and stumbles upon the society of the thuggee, a secret cult that has flourished in India for 200 years and murdered over a million people. When Savage discovers a mass grave, including the body of a recently killed British officer, his investigation leads him to infiltrate, while disguised, the cult. He learns their secrets but finds himself drawn to the ecstasy of ritual killing. Can his sense of honour prevail, can he destroy the thuggees? We are publishing The Deceivers in our Story-Tellers series in order to introduce John Masters to a new generation of readers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Condition: New.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Mass market paperback, later printing thus, 286 pages including Glossary: spine creased and slanted, otherwise gently used, very clean and unmarked. See also our listing for Three-Volume Set: Bugles and a Tiger, The Road Past Mandalay, and Pilgrim Son, Master's autobiography of a life of exploration, adventures, and military service.

Paperback. first edition. 1187 very good paperback,

Condition: Good. 1959. 252 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1959. 252 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Good. 1961. Reprinted. 265 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 253pp. This is a paperback-sized hardcover, apparently issued without a dust jacket; instead the pictorial cover is pasted onto the front board. The only issues are slight tanning of the pages and a little cover soil. (63504).

Broschiert. Condition: Sehr gut. 285 Seiten. Einband ganz leicht berieben/angeschmutzt, ansonsten sehr gut erhalten. ISBN: 9780552091428 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 350.

Paperback. first edition. 1187 very good -fine, crease paperback,