Don't get mean, get even...One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for axactly what they lost. To the penny.

Very much dated now (it was written in the 1970s), with things like: 98p train fare between Ascot and Oxford, managing to get a seat on the commuter trains between Oxford and London where there's only a £2 price difference between first and second class tickets...HA! This story details, in great detail of how the 4 men get their money back after being swindled by Harvey Metcalfe.

Sometimes I like Archer's detail, but this book just felt remarkably smug and so I felt a little dirty at the end

The first Jeffrey Archer book I ever read and I thought it brilliant, it still is... ( )

An enjoyable read. A number of good mini plots in order to recover money from a dodgy businessman. ( )

Un mensajero avispado empieza a hacer chanchullos ganando así su primer millón de dólares. Crea la Empresa Prospecta Oil consiguiendo timar a cuatro personajes, un profesor de Oxford, un lord, un adinerado y sin ganas de trabajar y un galerista de arte. Exactamente un cuarto de millón de dólares a cada uno. Por iniciativa del profesor se reúnen los cuatro personajes timados el cual les plantea desarrollar un plan para resarcirse de lo justo, ni un centavo más, ni un centavo menos. El profesor les pide que cada uno idee un plan lo cual hacen al volver a reunirse. Otro interesante thriller de Archer.

As mentioned earlier, it was written in a rushed manner. Also too much information, hence the speed reading as I can't just drill into the scheme of things! I had to admit it was plotted and written well. Thankfully entertaining. ( )