{"product_id":"the-dark-street-a-dark-series-thriller-9781915014252","title":"The Dark Street: A 'Dark' Series Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Cheyney\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Espionage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuayle lived, mentally, as far ahead as possible, mainly because the people who were dependent upon him lived from moment to moment, sometimes dying even more suddenly than that.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sinister business of counter-espionage is played out by an array of magnificent characters. Quayle, spy master, is a blend of wisdom and administrative genius. He seemingly has the ability to live without sleep, wine or women; Shaun O'Mara, who loves all those things, looks like an actor and is an aristocrat, and works with subtlety, artistry and distinction; and there is Ricky Kerr, a cleverly drawn portrait of a man not quite able to stand the pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women, of course, dress superbly, move like angels, are as beautiful as diamonds and, with one notable exception, behave abominably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dark Street\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If there are better thrillers it is hardly possible to think of them while under the spell of this one' \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e'A Peter Cheyney novel always tingles with life' \u003cem\u003eDaily Sketch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45134517534871,"sku":"9781915014252","price":1018.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781915014252.webp?v=1767907959","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-street-a-dark-series-thriller-9781915014252","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}