Brighton Rock
2.5/ 5
2 ratings
About This Book
An atmospheric crime thriller featuring a teenage sociopath intent on becoming the underworld boss of Brighton. Having murdered a man who had betrayed his gang the young gangster Pinky Brown tries to covers his tracks but circumstances never seem to go his way and he becomes ever more desperate, even going so far as to marry a young girl who witnessed the shooting, it being the law at that time that a man’s wife could not be forced to testify against him.
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Sign InFictionGangstersOrganized crimePsychopathsTeenage boysFiction / GeneralGangsFiction, suspenseEngland, fictionGreene, graham, 1904-1991English fiction, history and criticism, 20th centurySocial conditions
The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
1938
Pages
311 pages
Rating
2.5 / 5
Ratings
2
Editions
106
Publisher
VINTAGE
Language
UND, ENG, SWE
Status
Published
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