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The Devil's Acre by Matthew Plampin (Paperback, 2010)
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ISBN-13: 9780007273973, 978-0007273973. The Devil's Acre. As pistols start to go missing, divided loyalties and hidden agendas make the gun-maker?. s factory the setting for a tense story of intrigue, betrayal and murder.
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A novel of intrigue, violence and conflicted loyalties from the author of The Street Philosopher. What price to take hold of the devil's right hand? Spring, 1853. After a triumphant display at the Great Exhibition in London, the legendary American entrepreneur and inventor Colonel Samuel Colt expands his gun-making business into England. He acquires a riverside warehouse in Pimlico and sets about converting it into a pistol works capable of mass producing his patented revolvers on an unprecedented scale - aware that the prospect of war with Russia means huge profits. The young, ambitious Edward Lowry is hired by Colt to act as his London secretary. Although initially impressed by the Colonel's dynamic approach to his trade, Edward comes to suspect that the American's intentions in the Metropolis are not all they appear. Meanwhile, the secretary becomes romantically involved with Caroline Knox, a headstrong woman from the machine floor - who he discovers is caught up in a plot to steal revolvers from the factory's stores. Among the workforce Colt has gathered from the seething mass of London's poor are a gang of desperate Irish immigrants, embittered refugees from the potato famine, who intend to use these stolen six-shooters for a political assassination in the name of revenge. As pistols start to go missing, divided loyalties and hidden agendas make the gun-maker's factory the setting for a tense story of intrigue, betrayal and murder.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007273973
eBay Product ID (ePID)93339386
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Devil's Acre
AuthorMatthew Plampin
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages432 Pages
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Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight300 g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMatthew Plampin
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 05 Aug, 2020
The Devils Acre, Mathew Plampin
Well written and historically correct. Real quality book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
