内容简介
One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost. To the penny. 'Marvelously plotted, with just the right amounts of romance, wit and savoir-faire' - "Publishers Weekly".
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Review "One of the top ten storytellers in the world."-Los Angeles Times
"Archer...has an extraordinary talent for turning notoriety into gold, and
telling fast-moving stories." -The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A master at mixing power, politics, and profit into fiction."--Entertainment Weekly
"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages."--The Boston Globe
"Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader."
--The New York Times
"A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill...making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next."--The Washington Post
"Archer is one of the most captivating storytellers writing today. His novels are dramatic, fast moving, totally entertaining-and almost impossible to put down."-Pittsburgh Press
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Review Review "One of the top ten storytellers in the world."-Los Angeles Times
"Archer...has an extraordinary talent for turning notoriety into gold, and
telling fast-moving stories." -The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A master at mixing power, politics, and profit into fiction."--Entertainment Weekly
"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages."--The Boston Globe
"Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader."
--The New York Times
"A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill...making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next."--The Washington Post
"Archer is one of the most captivating storytellers writing today. His novels are dramatic, fast moving, totally entertaining-and almost impossible to put down."-Pittsburgh Press