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The ballad of the running man

Smith, Shelley, 1912-2019
Large Print
On the Alps, two schoolteachers discover a gruesome sight - the corpse of a murdered man. How the corpse came to be there is the story of Rex Buchanan and his wife Paula. Rex, a pulp fiction author, comes home one day eager to tell Paula about a fantastic plot for his next novel, THE BALLAD OF THE RUNNING MAN. A man insures his life, and with the aid of his wife pretends to fall ill and eventually 'dies' - but Rex wants them to act it out in real life...
Main title:
The ballad of the running man / by Shelley Smith.
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Leicester : Thorpe, Linford, 2019.©1961.
Collation:
348 pages (large print) ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in standard format: London : H. Hamilton, 1961.
ISBN:
9781444841138 (paperback)
Language:
English
BRN:
368231
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithLarge Print - FictionSMITHAvailable
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