{"product_id":"books-the-crust-on-its-uppers-by-derek-raymond","title":"The Crust On Its Uppers","description":"'It's a tale of someone who wanted to go and go-who was sick of the dead-on-its-feet upper crust he was born into, that he didn't believe in, didn't want, whose values were meaningless, that did nothing but hold him back from his first nanny onwards. I wanted to chip my way out of that background which held me like a flea in a block of ice, and crime was the only chisel I could find.'  First published in 1962, The Crust on Its Uppers, Derek Raymond's first novel (written when he was  Robin Cook) is a gripping tale of class betrayal. With ruthless precision, it brings vividly to life a Britain of spivs, crooked toffs and bent coppers  - in fact, a Britain that in its bare essentials has changed little over the last 30 years.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53508474437905,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781852422684.jpg?v=1778147687","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-crust-on-its-uppers-by-derek-raymond","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}