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Think of a Number

Name: Think of a Number
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241820087
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By Anders Bodelsen

Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage

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A nail-biting cat-and-mouse thriller by a leading light of Danish new wave crime. Flemming Borck is the ideal bank teller: quiet, meticulous, perhaps a little dull. He even stays late to tidy up, which is how he finds the note: The thing in my pocket is... Read More

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A nail-biting cat-and-mouse thriller by a leading light of Danish new wave crime.

Flemming Borck is the ideal bank teller: quiet, meticulous, perhaps a little dull. He even stays late to tidy up, which is how he finds the note: The thing in my pocket is a revolver. Hand over the cash you've got immediately.

This draft of a stick-up, discarded at the counter, is Borck's warning that the Father Christmas outside the shopping centre is not all that he seems. So Borck hatches a plan. But he soon finds out that being quiet and meticulous won't save him from the messy and dangerous situation he's got himself into...

Think of a Number is an engaging read for fans of suspenseful crime fiction.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241820087

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by David Hohnen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 174g

Pages: 240

Collections

Anders Bodelsen Classic Crime & Mystery Fiction Classic Fiction Coming Soon in Fiction Crime & Thriller Fiction Fiction in Translation General Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Penguin Classics: Crime & Thriller Pre-order Books Pre-Order Crime & Thriller Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage

About the Author

Anders Bodelsen (Author) Anders Bodelsen (1937-2021) was a writer associated with the 1960s neo-realist wave in Denmark. He was especially well known for his thrillers - works of astonishing psychological veracity - which won him several Danish awards including the Golden Laurels and the Critics' Award, as well as France's Grand Prix de Litterature Polici re and Sweden's prestigious Martin Beck Award for Best Crime Novel.

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