Title::
Evil grows & other thrilling tales
First Author value, for Searching:
Estleman, Loren D.
General Note:
Standalone novel.
Format:
Book
Abstract:
An undercover cop in a thrilling cat and mouse story, a kicked-to-the curb prize fighter who struggles with selling out, and a professional assassin whose taste for whiskey gets in the way of his career goals. These are only a few of the gritty characters from both sides of the law who endure double-dealing, surprise swindles, and acts of violence rivaled only by the darkness within them.
Contents:
Evil grows -- Flash -- How's my driving? -- Saturday night at theMikado Massage -- The pioneer strain -- The used -- The tree on Executioner Hill -- Lock, stock, and castket -- Bad blood -- State of grace -- Diminished capacity -- Cabana.
Subject:
| Police -- Fiction. |
| Assassins -- Fiction. |
| Violence -- Fiction. |
| Detective and mystery stories. |
| Violence -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. |
| short stories. |
| Detective and mystery fiction. |
| Nouvelles. |
| Mystery fiction. |
Summary:
An undercover cop in a thrilling cat and mouse story, a kicked-to-the curb prize fighter who struggles with selling out, and a professional assassin whose taste for whiskey gets in the way of his career goals. These are only a few of the gritty characters from both sides of the law who endure double-dealing, surprise swindles, and acts of violence rivaled only by the darkness within them.
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