Portions of this book appeared, in somewhat different form, in Astounding Science Fiction for August 1957 (#70034) and Analog Science Fact & Fiction for April 1960 (#22541).

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat

Release date is 2023-04-22

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"The stainless steel rat" by Harry Harrison is a science fiction novel first published in 1957.

Meet James Bolivar diGriz, alias "Slippery Jim"—a charming master thief, con artist, and criminal mastermind operating in the far future. He's an expert at bank robbery, disguise, and martial arts, who justifies his crimes as harmless entertainment. But when the mysterious Special Corps outsmarts him, this self-rationalized rogue faces an unexpected proposition: join the organization and use his criminal genius to fight crime instead of committing it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Originally published: United States: Walker Publishing Company, Inc., 1957