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| ⚫ | '''''Dark Hero''''' is a 1946 [[thriller]] by [[Peter Cheyney]] featuring a [[Chicago#20th century|Chicago]] |
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| caption = First edition (publ. [[William Collins, Sons|Collins]]) |
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| author = Peter Cheyney |
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| country = United Kingdom |
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| language = English |
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| genre = Thriller |
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| publisher = Collins |
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| pub_date = 1946 |
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| media_type = Print |
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| pages = 255 p. |
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| oclc = 154593754 |
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| ⚫ | '''''Dark Hero''''' is a 1946 [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] by [[Peter Cheyney]] featuring a [[Chicago#20th century|Chicago]] gangster involved in the [[Saint Valentine's Day massacre|gang war]]s of the 1930s, who during the [[Second World War]] finds himself in [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi-occupied Norway]] and becomes a hero of the [[milorg|anti-Nazi resistance]] - by applying essentially the same skills which had made him a successful and feared gangster. |
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The book's [[nonlinear narrative]] shifts and jumps back and forth between pre-war Chicago, wartime Norway, the Nazi [[concentration camp]] where the protagonist ended after being captured by the [[Gestapo]], and [[History of London#London 1945–2000|London]] in the immediate aftermath of the war - where he seeks to exact deadly revenge on those who betrayed him to the Nazis. Events and characters from the different periods - and in particular, the different women in the protagonist's life - constantly interweave and influence each other in unexpected ways. |
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Latest revision as of 02:28, 24 January 2023
 First edition (publ. Collins) | |
| Author | Peter Cheyney |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 255 p. |
| OCLC | 154593754 |
Dark Hero is a 1946 thriller by Peter Cheyney featuring a Chicago gangster involved in the gang wars of the 1930s, who during the Second World War finds himself in Nazi-occupied Norway and becomes a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance - by applying essentially the same skills which had made him a successful and feared gangster.
The book's nonlinear narrative shifts and jumps back and forth between pre-war Chicago, wartime Norway, the Nazi concentration camp where the protagonist ended after being captured by the Gestapo, and London in the immediate aftermath of the war - where he seeks to exact deadly revenge on those who betrayed him to the Nazis. Events and characters from the different periods - and in particular, the different women in the protagonist's life - constantly interweave and influence each other in unexpected ways.
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