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The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison

The Stainless Steel Rat

Harry Harrison

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · October 9, 2023

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Who it’s for
Meet Slippery Jim in the short story that launched a career of criminal ingenuity and pursuit.
Themes
Criminal schemes, Pursuit by authorities, Wit and cunning
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Here’s the original short story that first introduced us to Slippery Jim diGriz, better known as the Stainless Steel Rat! diGriz is charming, quick-witted, sophisticated, and a devious criminal mastermind. The Rat has just pulled off a successful and complex criminal operation, but the Special Corps is on his trail. Is this the end for the Stainless Steel Rat or just the beginning? Join Slippery Jim on this rollicking adventure.

A Clever Getaway

Meet Slippery Jim in the short story that launched a career of criminal ingenuity and pursuit.

Come here for

  • A quick-witted, sophisticated criminal mastermind
  • A successful operation with the Special Corps on his trail

Expect

  • A rollicking adventure
  • The first appearance of the Stainless Steel Rat

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Crime75%
Funny Sci-Fi69%
Space Opera66%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Fantasy
  • Paranormal Fantasy
  • Urban Fantasy
Authors
Harry Harrison
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
October 9, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Criminal schemes · Pursuit by authorities · Wit and cunning
Reading lane
Contemporary Fantasy