Liberté sous condition
ISBN:
9782869300057 (2869300050)
Publish date: 1986
Publisher: Rivages
Pages no: 215
Edition language: French
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Pulp,
Suspense,
Hard Boiled
For reasons unknown to him, Pat Cosgrove is paroled and remanded to the custody of a psychologist, Dr. Luther. Can Pat keep from violating his parole and Dr. Luther's wife long enough to discover why he was paroled in the first place?All aboard the train to happy town, it's another Jim Thompson boo...
I don’t know quite what to make of this book. I have been a long-time fan of Jim Thompson, but this one struck me as slightly flat. I wasn’t sure if it was a screed decrying corruption in government, a revenge story, or just exactly what. Perhaps this is a reflection of the character's ambivalence...