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Father Terry Dunn thought he'd seen everything on the mean streets of Detroit, but that was before he went on a little retreat to Rwanda to evade a tax-fraud indictment. Now the whiskey-drinking, Nine Inch Nails T-shirt-wearing padre is back trying to hustle up a score to help the little... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Terry Dunn: Add a description of this character.
- Debbie Dewey: Portrays herself as a victim, but is really just a con artist at hear.
- Randy
- Frank Murphy
- Johnny Pajonny
- Mary Pat
- Tony Amilia
- Mutt
- Chantelle
- Vito
- Laurent
- Francis
- Vincent Moraco
- Tibor
- Bernard
- Johnnie Walker
- Bernacki
- Katy
- Angie
- Padilla
- Jane
- Regina
- Thomas
- Mr Agley
- Dickie
- Toreki
First Sentence edit
THE CHURCH HAD BECOME a tomb where forty-seven bodies turned to leather and stains had been lying on the concrete floor the past five years, though not lying where they had been shot with Kalashnikovs or hacked to death with machetes.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elmore Leonard (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Alexander Adams (Reader) - reader of audio cassette unabridged edition from Books On Tape
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: September 5, 2000
ISBN: 0385333927
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: September 5, 2000
ISBN: 0385333927
Page Count: 272
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsAs background for the story, there are graphic descriptions of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Graphic depictions of how the violence was carried out.
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