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For a mob enforcer and a teenage prostitute on the run, there's no escaping the violent past. Violence shadowed Roy Cady's childhood in East Texas. His alcoholic father fell to his death; his mother killed herself. She had worked for a bar owner and racketeer, and at 17 Roy started working for... read more
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First Sentence edit
A doctor took pictures of my lungs.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nic Pizzolatto (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4391-6664-2
Page Count: 261
Publisher: Scribner
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4391-6664-2
Page Count: 261
Awards edit
- Spur Award (2011: Best First Novel)
- Edgar Award (Finalist, 2011: Best First Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Control Number 2009042305
- Dewey: 813.6
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