Unreliable Life of Harry the Valet: The Great Victorian Jewel Thief

图书标准信息

• 作者 Duncan Hamilton 著
• 出版社 Century
• 出版时间 2011-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781846058134
• 定价 203.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InOctober1898,onroutetoParis'GareduNordstation,theDowagerDuchessofSutherland'sjewelswerestolenfromhertraincarriage.Morethan40pieces,worthnearly￡2mtoday,disappearedthatnightandtheperpetratoralongwiththem.ItwouldbecomeoneofthemostwidelyreportedheistsofthelateVictorianera,butwhatnooneknewwasthatthemanwhocommittedthismostdaringandwellplannedthefthadalreadycommittedninealmostidenticalcrimes.Amanwhoworebespokesuitsandhandmadeshoes;whousedadozenpseudonymstodustoverhistracks;whobelongedtothreesmartLondonclubsandlivedintheluxuryofWestEndhotels;whosestapledietwaschampagneandwhisky;whowaspursuedbyLondon'stopdetectivesforfiveandahalfyearsand-bytheirownadmission-'provedsmarter'thanthem;andwhofellsomuchinlovewithawomenwhohewouldstealforandlieforbutwhowouldeventuallybetrayhim.ThetruestoryofthemostnotoriousVictorianJewelthief,TheUnreliableLifeofHarrytheValethasallthehallmarksofthefinestdetectivefiction,buthasromanceatitsheartandalovestorywhichenduredonHarry'spartfortherestofhislife,despiteultimatelydestroyinghim.

【作者简介】

DuncanHamiltonistheauthorofProvidedYouDon'tKissMe:20YearswithBrianCloughwhichwontheWilliamHillSportsBookoftheYearfor2007.In2009,hewasawardedtheWilliamHill,again,forHaroldLarwood,aswellaswinningtheprestigiousWisdenBookoftheYearfor2009andbiographyoftheyearatthe2010BritishSportsBookAwards.HelivesintheYorkshireDales.