Raffles

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781453266397

<DIV><B>The cracking debut of A. J. Raffles, proper English gentleman and jewel thief extraordinaire</B><BR /><BR />Sometimes the greatest of partnerships are born in the direst of moments. For Bunny Manders and A. J. Raffles, such a moment comes when a bad night at the baccarat tables threatens to end in suicide. Hundreds of pounds in the red, Bunny grows so desperate that he asks Raffles, a former classmate who captained their public school&rsquo;s cricket team, for help. When Raffles hesitates, Bunny pulls a gun out of his coat pocket and puts it to his head. &ldquo;I never dreamt you had such stuff in you, Bunny!&rdquo; says Raffles, a gleam in his eye. A few hours later, he and his old school chum break into a jeweler&rsquo;s shop and steal thousands of pounds&rsquo; worth of diamonds and gemstones. Disaster averted, adventures begun.<BR />&#160;<BR />In these thrilling stories, E. W. Hornung introduced the world to a duo as gifted at burglary as Sherlock Holmes and Watson are at detection. Full of sophisticated banter, hair-raising close calls, and nefarious schemes, <I>Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman </I>is a masterwork of crime fiction and irrefutable proof that there truly is honor among thieves.<BR />&#160;<BR />This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.<BR /></DIV>