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Description edit
C.W. Sughrue has been sentenced to do business with the hardest cases in the new American West-and to locate a missing woman who has eluded the FBI, her well-connected Republican husband, and a group of South American cocaine dealers. With blood on his shoes-and the highway- Sughrue takes off... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Frank: Add a description of this character.
- Norman
- Jimmy
- Wynona Jones
- Joe Don Pines
- Mr. Sughrue
- Baby Lester
- Barnstone
- Mary
- Carney
- Dagoberto
- Dottie
- Bob
- David
- Sonny
- Meriwether
- C.w.
- Willie Williams
- Mel
- Lenny
- Sarge
- Linda
- Dahlgren
- El Paso
- Solomon Rainbolt
- Salim
- Kathleen
- Browning
- Mr. Hazelbrook
- Millard
Setting & Locations edit
- Aspen
- Montana
- Denver
- Texas
- Vietnam
- New Mexico
- America
- Solly
- California
- Santa Pines
- Colorado
- San Francisco
- Upper Valley
First Sentence edit
When the 3:12 through freight to Spokane hit the East Meriwether crossing, the engineer touched his horn and released a long, mournful wail into the wet, snowy air of our second early fall storm in western Montana.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in C. W. Sughrue. (standard series)
Preceded by The Last Good Kiss, and followed by Bordersnakes.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Crumley (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publisher: Mysterious Press
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Publication Date: 1993
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Publisher: Mysterious Press
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Publication Date: 1993
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Awards edit
- Dashiell Hammett Award (1993: Crime, Winner)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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