When lowly civil servant Ben Anscomb's luck deserts him, he opts for a walk on the lawless side of life. Jobless and wifeless, he draws up his very own Theft Chart and sets about earning his living through a series of systematically planned felonies. Confident in his ability to avoid the cock-ups of the commonplace crook, he proves to be a singular thief. From the author of 'Barry Braithwaite's Last Life' and 'Spanish Journals - The Posthumous Diary of an Expat', an amusing and instructive tale of criminal capers in which the question, 'Does crime pay?' is finally and all but conclusively answered.
Pages
134
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release
May 06, 2013
ISBN
1484893352
ISBN 13
9781484893357
The Year that Crime Paid: Escapades of a Singular Thief, a Novella
When lowly civil servant Ben Anscomb's luck deserts him, he opts for a walk on the lawless side of life. Jobless and wifeless, he draws up his very own Theft Chart and sets about earning his living through a series of systematically planned felonies. Confident in his ability to avoid the cock-ups of the commonplace crook, he proves to be a singular thief. From the author of 'Barry Braithwaite's Last Life' and 'Spanish Journals - The Posthumous Diary of an Expat', an amusing and instructive tale of criminal capers in which the question, 'Does crime pay?' is finally and all but conclusively answered.