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Glen Garber, a contractor, has seen his business shaken by the housing crisis, and now his wife, Sheila, is taking a business course at night to increase her chances of landing a good-paying job. But she should have been home by now. With their eight-year-old daughter sleeping soundly, Glen... read more

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Their names were Edna Bauder and Pam Steigerwald, and they were grade school teachers from Butler, Pennsylvania, and they had never been to New York before in their entire lives.

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  • the courage of one man: Glen Garber's wife died, his business was found at fault for using shoddy equipment and people at his daughter's school were taunting his daughter, Kelly.However, Glen didn't ask for sympathy and proceeded to find the answers to what was going on.

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This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

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  1. Linwood Barclay (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 08-09-2011
ISBN: 978-0-553-90806-0
Page Count: 386

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