The Net

By Rex Beach

Book Overview

""The Net"" is a gripping thriller novel written by Rex E. Beach. The story revolves around a wealthy businessman named Curtis Jadwin who is determined to corner the market on wheat. Jadwin's obsession with making money leads him to take extreme measures, including manipulating the market and engaging in illegal activities. His actions have far-reaching consequences, affecting the lives of those around him, including his wife, Laura, and his rival, Sheldon Corthell. As the tension builds and the stakes get higher, the characters find themselves caught in a dangerous web of greed, betrayal, and deceit. This classic novel is a timeless tale of power, corruption, and the dangers of unchecked ambition.1912. Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when he was hit by Gold Rush Fever and left for the Klondike to strike it rich. He never found gold, but his travels had sparked his imagination and he began to write. His tales of adventures quickly made him into a popular author. The Net begins: The train from Palermo was late. Already long, shadowy fingers were reaching down the valleys across which the railroad track meandered. Far to the left, out of an opalescent sea, rose the fairy-like Lipari Islands, and in the farthest distance Stromboli lifted its smoking cone above the horizon. On the landward side of the train, as it reeled and squealed along its tortuous course, were gray and gold Sicilian villages perched high against the hills or drowsing among fields of artichoke and sumac and prickly pear. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162646098
• ISBN13: 9781162646091
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"