by Michael Crichton · Debolsillo · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788497597784
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«El gran robo del tren» is the action and adventure novel by Michael Crichton, published by Debolsillo in paperback (280 pages, in Spanish).
In Victorian England of 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce conceives a plan to rob the monthly train traveling from London to Paris with gold destined for the British army in Crimea. The convoy's safes can only be opened with four keys held by four different people, and the heist seems impossible.
The original title is The Great Train Robbery; the work was published in 1975. Translation by Aníbal Leal and Francisco Torres Oliver. The book belongs to the Bestseller collection from Debolsillo.
A read for fans of historical fiction, suspense and heist stories set in the Victorian era.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
