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Can I read Fifty-four on EtoBox?
Fifty-four by Wu Ming (Writers collective) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fifty-four about?
The year: 1954, the height of the Cold War.The world is divided into East and West. In Naples, mafioso Lucky Luciano and his Mafia minions are busy fixing horse-races, and overseeing the creation of the global heroin trade. In Hollywood, some members of Her Majesty's Secret Service have a dangerous mission for the supremely elegant actor Cary Grant. And in Bologna, Pierre Capponi, a lovelorn young barman, is about to embark on a painful odyssey in search of his missing father, one that will end up taking him half-way around the world.And bringing together all these strands and more is a missing television set, a McGuffin Electric, an appliance with a very special secret...
Who reads Fifty-four?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Wu Ming (Writers collective)
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099472339
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Romance, Fiction, Thriller
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (47 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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