The Deadly Percheron

John Franklin Bardin, Tom Etherington

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Penguin
10 September 2024

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime; Thriller & suspense; Fiction: special features

Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage

A memory loss mystery set in wartime New York

Who stole George Matthews' life?

'Doctor, I think I'm losing my mind...'

When a wealthy young man turns up at respected psychiatrist Dr George Matthews' office uttering these words, it changes his safe existence forever. Suddenly Matthews finds himself dragged into a strange, surreal world where nothing is certain. And when an actress is found murdered, a horse tied up outside her apartment, Matthews loses his memory - and must find it in a nightmarish urban jungle of mistaken identities, secrets and insanity.

With its unique atmosphere of threat, secrets and madness, The Deadly Percheron is a great New York noir novel. The extraordinary climax - in an abandoned Coney Island Fun House - has to be read to be believed.

By: John Franklin Bardin
Cover design or artwork by: Tom Etherington
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 158g
ISBN: 9780241687024
ISBN 10: 0241687020
Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 10 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Franklin Bardin in a frenzy of activity from 1946-8 wrote back-to-back the three novels - The Deadly Percheron, The Last of Philip Banter and Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly - that would ensure his cult reputation. He worked in advertising and as an editor and teacher and died in New York City in 1981.