May 2011 Book of the Month.
A spellbinding and yet elegant literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Interpretation of Murder, mixes fact and fiction to create a real page turner, even more fascinating as the true reasons for the enormous explosion on Wall Street on 16 September are still not known.

September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street. Fear comes to the streets of New York.
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September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street.
The Death Instinct features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Books of the Month, Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, CD-Audio. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Death Instinct was written by Jed Rubenfeld and published by Headline Review an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
The Death Instinct has 546 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.