Up the Ladder of Gold
Up the Ladder of Gold is a 1931 thriller novel by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.[1][2][3] He dedicated the work to the comedy writer P.G. Wodehouse.[4] It represented the apex of Oppenheim's portrayal of the great man as a dynamic force.[5]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | E. Phillips Oppenheim |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton Little, Brown (US) |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Media type | |
Synopsis
An American investor Warren Brand attempts to corner the world market in gold in order to try and force the Great Powers to end any future prospect of war.[6]
References
- Reilly p.1135
- Panek p.27
- Herbert p.143-44
- Panek p.29
- Panek p.27-29
- Magill p.1275
Bibliography
- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 3. Salem Press, 1988.
- Panek, LeRoy. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980. Popular Press, 1981.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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