| Edition |
First [large print] edition |
| Description |
628 pages (large print) ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Summary |
It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job -- and don't ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment -- and a stiff drink -- leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman. Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank's clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer's stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him. When a murder takes place right under Archer's nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison... if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer. |
| Source |
B&T 07.2019 PARS |
| Subject |
Ex-convicts -- Fiction.
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Veterans -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Fiction.
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Large type books.
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| Genre/Form |
Suspense fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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| Added Title |
1 good deed |
| ISBN |
9781538750575 (lg. print) |
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1538750570 (lg. print) |
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