The Criminal
by:
Jim Thompson (author)
A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns justice into a carnival. A terrified boy is railroaded. In the twisted world of Jim Thompson, everyone is guilty, and the worst crimes are unpunishable.
A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns justice into a carnival. A terrified boy is railroaded. In the twisted world of Jim Thompson, everyone is guilty, and the worst crimes are unpunishable.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679733140 (0679733140)
Publish date: January 4th 1993
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Politics,
Contemporary,
Crime,
Modern,
Suspense,
Hard Boiled
A teenage girl is found raped and murdered and a boy who was known to have sex with her is the prime suspect. The newspaper turns the case into a circus and the town turns against the boy? Did he do it? And will it even matter when the dust settles?This wasn't quite what I expected from old Mr. H...
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