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02250aam a2200337 a 4500 001 E354DA84164811E58A83ACD4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150619010045 008 150415s2015 enk 000 f eng d 020 $a 1781167923 020 $a 9781781167922 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)907377524 040 $a MDK $b eng $e rda $c MDK $d MDK $d OCLCO $d IW5 $d SILO 100 1 $a Vidal, Gore, $d 1925-2012, $e author. 245 10 $a Thieves fall out / $c by Gore Vidal, writing as Cameron Kay. 250 $a First Hard Case Crime edition. 260 $a London : $b Hard Case Crime/Titan Books, $c 2015. 300 $a 237 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 0 $a Hard case crime 500 $a A Hard Case Crime novel. 520 $a In 1953, Vidal had already begun writing the works that would launch him to the top ranks of American authors and intellectuals. But in the wake of criticism for the scandalous content of his third novel, The City and the Pillar, Vidal turned to writing crime fiction under pseudonyms: three books as "Edgar Box" and one as "Cameron Kay." The Edgar Box novels were subsequently republished under his real name. The Cameron Kay never was. Lost for more than 60 years and overflowing with political and sexual intrigue, Thieves Fall Out provides a delicious glimpse into the mind of Gore Vidal in his formative years. By turns mischievous and deadly serious, Vidal tells the story of a man caught up in events bigger than he is, a down-on-his-luck American hired to smuggle an ancient relic out of Cairo at a time when revolution is brewing and heads are about to roll. One part Casablanca and one part torn-from-the-headlines tabloid reportage, this novel also offers a startling glimpse of Egypt in turmoil -- written over half a century ago, but as current as the news streaming from the streets of Cairo today. 650 0 $a Smuggling $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Relics $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Cairo (Egypt) $v Fiction. 655 0 $a Detective and mystery stories. 941 $a 4 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210202014628.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006084948.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826110348.0 952 $l D8PD522 $d 20160407024119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E354DA84164811E58A83ACD4DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search