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The House of Rumour
Jake Arnott
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Description for The House of Rumour
Paperback. From the author of the cult hit The Long Firm, a mind-bending, thrilling journey into 20th-century history and outer space. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
A mind-bending, thrilling journey into 20th-century history and outer space - 'a brightly coloured portrait of our times that is alternatively intimate and epic . . . brilliant' (Independent on Sunday).
In 1941, Larry Zagorski was a naïve young writer of science-fiction. Seven decades on, he looks back on that crucial year and traces his place in a mysterious web - one that connects the Second World War with the Space Age, stretches from London to Cuba and Southern California, and links Ian Fleming with Rudolf Hess in a conspiracy that reverberates in the present.
Could this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340922736
SKU
V9780340922736
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99-10
About Jake Arnott
Born in 1961, Jake Arnott lives in London. His first novel, The Long Firm, was a major critical and popular success. It was subsequently made into a BBC TV series, which was nominated for two BAFTA awards. His second novel, He Kills Coppers, was also made into a series by Channel 4. He has since published the novels truecrime, Johnny ... Read more
Reviews for The House of Rumour
It may be the ideal holiday read for those who like to take their brains with them on vacation.
Mark Lawson, Guardian
Highly entertaining and perhaps even mind-expanding, Arnott's high-class conjuring act shows that truth really is stranger than fiction.
Phil Baker, The Sunday Times
A supremely intelligent book as well as a surprisingly warm one. ... Read more
Mark Lawson, Guardian
Highly entertaining and perhaps even mind-expanding, Arnott's high-class conjuring act shows that truth really is stranger than fiction.
Phil Baker, The Sunday Times
A supremely intelligent book as well as a surprisingly warm one. ... Read more