The Moon in the Gutter
by:
David Goodis (author)
In the rough end of Philadelphia, docker William Kerrigan obsesses over the mysterious suicide of his sister. Into a dive bar walks Lorretta Channing the beautiful, enigmatic socialite and sister of Newton the drunk. Loretta's the impossible dream, the escape route from his hellhole existence,...
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In the rough end of Philadelphia, docker William Kerrigan obsesses over the mysterious suicide of his sister. Into a dive bar walks Lorretta Channing the beautiful, enigmatic socialite and sister of Newton the drunk. Loretta's the impossible dream, the escape route from his hellhole existence, but maybe she holds the key to his sister's death.
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Gold Medal
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Dark as only a man who lived this kind of life could have written it. Not a hard boiled type of noir, this one's filled with the kind of dread that wakes you up at three in the morning.Recommended.