The Great Train Robbery, Michael Crichton
The Great Train Robbery, Michael Crichton
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The Great Train Robbery

Author: Michael Crichton

Narrator: Michael Kitchen

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2015

Synopsis

In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive.…Michael Crichton wrote and directed the screen adaptation of The Great Train Robbery, starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland.

About Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton was a writer and filmmaker, best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of ER. One of the most popular entertainers in the world, Crichton sold more than 200 million copies of his books, which have been translated into 40 languages and adapted into 15 films. Long before the carefully researched techno-thrillers that ultimately brought him to fame, Crichton wrote—with remarkable speed and gusto—ten high-octane suspense novels to support himself while studying at Harvard Medical School.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on June 29, 2023

In the very proper Victorian days of the British Empire, a shocking event caused much consternation, eventually called, "The Great Train Robbery" of 1855, the newspapers are stunned imagine such a crime in this civilized age ! Gold bullion was stolen, from the luggage compartment and the guaranteed,......more

Goodreads review by Brad on August 21, 2009

If I am capable of guilt when it comes to my literary tastes The Great Train Robbery could be a "guilty pleasure," but how can a man who did his honours thesis on Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery feel any guilt over loving The Great Train Robbery? He can't. And I don't. It is an exemplar of......more

Goodreads review by Dave on April 06, 2021

So you thought Michael Crichton only writes sci-fi techno thrillers? Same here. The Great Train Robbery is proof that the man is far more versatile than I gave him credit for, as he crafts a superb piece of historical fiction. As always I’ll give you the good, the bad and the ugly and tell you why I......more

Goodreads review by Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) on May 04, 2020

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Goodreads review by Supratim on July 09, 2016

This one was a a really great and exciting read. I had picked it out from my library without knowing how good it really is. Initially I even thought if the book is fiction or true crime. Reviewing this book is a bit of a challenge as I don't want to include any spoilers and mar the joy of reading thi......more

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