Bibliograph

The rat began to gnaw the rope, C. W. Grafton ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Leslie S. Klinger

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The rat began to gnaw the rope, C. W. Grafton ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Leslie S. Klinger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The rat began to gnaw the rope

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1112422158

Responsibility statement

C. W. Grafton ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Leslie S. Klinger

Series statement

Library of Congress crime classics

Summary

"The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope follows Gil Henry, a Kentucky lawyer who begins investigating a stock fraud and winds up investigating a murder. When Ruth McClure approaches Gil and asks him to investigate the stock she inherited from her father, he reluctantly agrees, never expecting to be embroiled in scandal, subterfuge, and murder. But the more he digs the deeper the manipulation scheme goes, and it becomes unclear whether Gil will find a way out. In this portrait of pre-WWII America, this exceptional mystery combines fast-paced plotting and a breezy writing style with C.W. Grafton's thorough knowledge of the law. Grafton was also one of the first to add humor to the hard-boiled style of Hammett and Chandler."--, Provided by publisher

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