{"product_id":"the-great-train-robbery-isbn-9780804171281","title":"The Great Train Robbery","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…“A nineteenth-century version of \u003ci\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/i\u003e…. Crichton fascinates us.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A work of intelligence and craftsmanship…. Written with grace and wit.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the great storytellers of our age.... The best Michael Crichton novels are ... edifying reads, whose gripping plots contain real ideas.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Crichton is a master at blending edge-of-the-chair adventure and a scientific seminar, educating his readers as he entertains them.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Crichton] makes the unbelievable believable.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003eMICHAEL CRICHTON was born in Chicago in 1942. His novels include \u003ci\u003eTimeline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also the creator of the television series ER. One of the most popular writers in the world, his books have been made into thirteen films, and translated in thirty-six languages. He died in 2008.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302016667877,"sku":"NP9780804171281","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780804171281.jpg?v=1767739654","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-great-train-robbery-isbn-9780804171281","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}