The Dangerous Edge

by Robert Daley

Investigating the looting of the Nice bank in the 1954 French Riviera, a detective is baffled by the skill that went into the robbery and is drawn into a complicated web of mobsters, petty players, a corrupt millionaire, the CIA, and a woman. Reprint.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Crime, France

480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Robert Daley (1930-2026) was an American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer. He was the author of 31 books, six of which have been adapted for film, and a hundred or so magazine articles and stories.

Reviews

[Joe O'Connor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good; set in France in the 50s, an American leads robbery of bank valut, then matches wits with a French detective, who falls in love with the American's wife.

[Greg Tatum · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a favorite book when I first read it in the 80's. I read it a couple of times back then. I forgot the name until I finally asked about it 10 years ago on Reddit. Read it then and it was just as good as I remembered. Now it is on my To Be Read list again. Very well written unique setting and a real page-turner.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite reread books I own. I read it years ago and every year I haul it out and read it again. It is like a ritual to read this one and Chiefs by Stuart Woods. Love these two books by two completely different authors but both awesome stories.

[Colleen Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! The characters really pulled you in. Very well written.

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